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Antispasmodic, appetizer, carminative, galactagogue, stomachic.
The tea made from the leaves of the basil plant is used for
nausea, gas pains, and dysentery. Tea made with basil and
peppercorns is a folk remedy to reduce fever.
Basil is antispasmodic, appetizer, carminative, galactagogue,
and stomachic. Basil is vary useful for ailments affecting
stomach and the related organs. It is used for stomach cramps,
gastric catarrh, vomiting, intestinal catarrh, constipation,
and enteritis. It had been sometimes used for whooping cough
as an antispasmodic.
Ayurvedic Applications:
Action: Antibacterial, antiseptic, antispasmodic, diaphoretic,
febrifuge, nervine
Uses: Coughs, colds, fevers, headaches, lung problems, abdominal
distention, absorption, arthritis, colon (air excess), memory,
nasal congestion, nerve tissue strengthening, purifies the
air; sinus congestion, clears the lungs, heart tonic; it frees
ozone from sun's rays and oxygenates the body, cleanses and
clears the brain and nerves; relieves depression and the effects
of poisons; difficult urination, prevents the accumulation
of fat in the body (especially for women after menopause),
obstinate skin diseases, arthritis, rheumatism, first stages
of many .cancers, builds the immune system. Tulsi contains
trace mineral copper (organic form), needed to absorb iron.
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