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'''Basil leaves''' also called great basil, . Ocimum basilicum or Saint-Joseph's-wort, 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|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|SeedsSeed}}, {{Parts Used|LeavesRoot}}.<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>

concentrations Concentrations of linalool and methyl chavicol (estragole), in a ratio of about 3:1. Other constituents include: 1,8-cineole, eugenol, and myrcene, among others. The clove scent of sweet basil is derived from eugenol. The aroma profile of basil includes 1,8-cineole and methyl eugenol.<ref name="chemical composition"/>

{{Common names|kn=Tulasi|ml=Thulasi, Sivathulasi, Krishnathulasi|sa=Thulasha|ta=Tulaci ilaikal|te=Tulasi akulu|hi=Ban tulsi, Jangli tulstulsi|en=Basilie, Sweet Basil}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>

{{Leaf|simpleSimple|silkySilky|Fresh basil leaves have a strong and character­istic aroma, not comparable to any other spice, although there is a hint of cloves trace­able}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|whiteWhite|4|flowers Flowers are arranged in a terminal spike. Flowering from September to November}}

{{Fruit|Nutlets|||seeds upto 5-6|4 with persistent caly x|Fruiting from September to November}}

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. The flowers are small, white in color and arranged in a terminal spike. Unusual among Lamiaceae, the four stamens and the pistil are not pushed under the upper lip of the corolla, but lie over the inferior lip. After entomophilous pollination, the corolla falls off and four round achenes develop inside the bilabiate calyx.<ref name="Cultivation"/>

<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">[http:Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 282<//gernotref><ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-katzers-spice-pages3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.com277, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/engl7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref><ref name="Cultivation">Tropical The Ferns Information about cultivation/Ocim_bas.html Main constitu­ents]</ref>