Steinmetz:Ocimum
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Ocimum basilicum
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Labiatae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Europe (especially Southern France
- Spain)
- India
- Indonesia
- Persia
- tropical Africa
- China
- Part(s) Used
- Herba Basilici = Herba Ocimi
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- Constituent(s)
- volatile oil (basilcamphor)
- tannin
- saponin
- Action
- aromatic
- galactagogue
- pectoral
- diuretic
- cordial
- carminative
- sudorific
- cooling
- stimulant
- stomachic
- antispasmodic
- mucilaginous
- used for culinary purposes
- in kidney diseases and for manufacturing Chartreuse liqueur
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