Basil WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Basil
While basil is traditionally used in cooking, it is also a staple for many herbal and traditional medicine practitioners. Numerous varieties of basil exist, and each has been found to have some medicinal value, most sharing the same health properties.1 Common ailments treated with basil include fever, headaches, earaches, kidney problems and rheumatoid arthritis.1
Fast Facts:
- A basil tea can promoted restful sleep, relaxation and aids in digestion.2
- Shows potential for treating inflammatory bowel disease.3
- Rinsing hair with a mixture of basil and rosemary will make it shine.4
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Herb Society of America: Basil: Medicinal & Ethnobotanical Uses
- ↑ GardensAblaze: Medicinal Uses of Basil
- ↑ Wikipedia: Basil: Chemical Components
- ↑ eHow: How to Use Basil
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Basil as Medicine, Homeopathy and Basil, Basil Uses, Uses for Basil, Medical Uses for Basil, Medicinal Properties of Basil, Medicinal Uses of Basil
- Last update: Jul. 20, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
