Basil, Ocimum basilicum, is an aromatic plant native to India where it symbolizes the Hindu god Vishnu, the Greeks being the ones who introduced the spice to Europe more than 2,000 years ago. MEDICINAL PROPERTIES: Gastric spasms, stomach pains, flatulence, belching, aerophagia, indigestion, opens appetite, vomiting, nerves, anticoagulant, blood circulation, oxygen to cells, cleanses of toxins, hypertension, stimulates milk production during lactation, Alzheimer's , cancer, antioxidant, etc. EXTERNAL USE: Mouth problems, inflammations, sores, bad breath, ovarian cysts, nervous problems, hair tonic, acne, etc. TOXICITY: Not recommended for use without your doctor's consent. 1/2oz