Basil Oil - 100% Pure Essential Oil Extract , Revitalizing Aromatic Blend For Culinary And Therapeutic Use

Basil is an annual hairy herb growing up to 1 meter (3 feet). Basil, a low growing tender herb has been used by Italian culinary experts. Basils are cultivated as a culinary herb, condiment or spice. They are a source of essential oil for use in foods, flavors, and fragrances. The green aromatic leaves are used in salads and can be used fresh or dried to add flavors or spices in stews, vegetable, poultry, meat, vinegars, pesto and pasta dishes. Basil originates from tropical Asia and the Pacific Islands, but is now cultivated throughout Europe and the USA. It is native to India, Iran and other tropical regions of Asia, having been cultivated there for more than 5,000 years.

Basil oil is extracted from the leaves of Basil. The dried leaves of O. basilicum contain 0.20-1% essential oil. The major compounds in the oil are linalool and methylchaviol. Other constituents include a-pinene, camphene, b-pinene, myrcene, limonene, cis-ocimene, camphor, linalool, methyl chavicol, y-terpineol, citronellol, geraniol, methyl cinnamate and eugenol. it is a good source of Vitmani A, Magnesium, Potassium, Calcium and Iron
Therapeutic Properties
The therapeutic properties of basil oil are analgesic, antidepressant, antispasmodic, anti-venomous, carminative, cephalic, diaphoretic, digestive, emmenagogue, expectorant, febrifuge, insecticide, nervine, stomachic, sudorific, tonic and stimulant.