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'''Basil leaves''' also called great basil. Ocimum basilicum is a culinary herb of the family Lamiaceae. This medicinal herb can help with flatulence, lack of appetite, cuts, and scrapes. Harvest the young leaves of this annual plant as needed.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Colic}}, {{Uses|Constipation}}, {{Uses|Anxiety}}, {{Uses|Sleep difficulties}}, {{Uses|Migraine}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Cold}}, {{Uses|Arthritis}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Bad breath}}., {{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Toothache}}, {{Uses|Swollen Gums}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|SeedsSeed}}, {{Parts Used|LeavesRoot}}.<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Tulasi|ml=Thulasi, Sivathulasi, Krishnathulasi|sa=Thulasha|ta=Tulaci ilaikal|te=Tulasi akulu|hi=Ban tulsi, Jangli tulsi|en=Basilie, Sweet Basil}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Properties==
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|White|4|Flowers are arranged in a terminal spike. Flowering from September to November}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Nutlets|||5-6|4 with persistent caly x|Fruiting from September to November}}
===Other features===
==How to plant/cultivate==
Basil grows between 30–130 cm (12–51 in) tall, with opposite, light green, silky leaves 3–11 cm (1.2–4.3 in) long and 1–6 cm (0.39–2.36 in) broad.<ref name="Cultivation"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://enJournal Paper - Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Ocimum basilicum L.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil Cultivation](sweet basil) from Western Ghats of North West Karnataka, India</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 282</ref>
<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.277, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
<ref name="Cultivation">Tropical The Ferns Information about cultivation/</ref>
</references>
