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Ocimum basilicum

Common Name
Me-Boki; Selaseh; Albahaca; Feslegen; Raihan Al Malik; Raihana; Selasih; Lo Le; Rainan; Selaseh jantan; Ai K'Ang; Basil; Chiu Ts'Eng T'A; Hsiang Ts'Ai; Selaseh hitam; Basilic; Chahchabram; Basilicon; I Tzu Ts'Ao

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Gout Elsewhere *
Gravel India(Santal) *
Halitosis Elsewhere *
Hemiplegia India(Santal) *
Hiccup China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Infection Philippines Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Inflammation China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Insecticide Elsewhere *
Insectifuge Malaya *
Kidney Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Kidney China Leung, Albert Y. 1980. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.
Labor India(Santal) *
Lactogogue Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Liqueur Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Medicine Samoa *
Myosis India *
Narcotic Malaya *
Nausea China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Opacity China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Parturition China Leung, Albert Y. 1980. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.