What are the medicinal values ​​of basil?

Most people have never heard of basil. Many people think it is a building. This understanding is wrong. It is a herb and a Chinese patent medicine. It can help to maintain good health, improve immunity, and increase resistance. In recent years, basil has also been used as a raw material for food. After processing, delicious food is made. The medicinal value of basil is also very good.

Ingredients

Basil is an annual herb of the Lamiaceae family. Its flowers are in the shape of a multi-layered tower, so it is called "basil". Because its leaves, stems and flowers all have the scent of lemon and mint, it is also called lemon basil, mint basil and orchid basil. Most of them are annual herbs of the Lamiaceae family, but some are perennial.

Basil is native to India and Iran and is widely distributed in tropical regions of Asia, Europe, Africa and America. It has developed rapidly in recent years and is now planted in all parts of my country, especially in the south and coastal areas.

As a known safe food ingredient, basil is widely used in spices, beverages and food. It has a strong and refreshing smell, and tastes sweet and slightly spicy, slightly similar to fennel. When cooking dishes with different flavors such as meat, fish, and seafood, adding a few fresh leaves can remove the mutton and fishy smells and emit a unique fragrance. It is commonly used in three-cup dishes in Western, Thai, and Chinese cuisine, and is especially paired with tomatoes.

The fruit of basil is the size of sesame seeds and is rich in protein and carbohydrates. It is widely used in particle suspension beverages such as fruit juice and rice wine.

Basil can also be used as medicine. Because of its mosquito repellent and itching relief effects, it is not used as a cooking ingredient in northern Anhui, my country.

Nutritional Value

1. Rich in protein, fat, dietary fiber and minerals.

2. Promote intestinal peristalsis, help digestion, and also cleanse the intestines and improve eyesight.

3. It has the effects of dispelling wind and relieving exterior symptoms, removing dampness and harmonizing the middle, and promoting qi and blood circulation.

4. Detoxify and reduce swelling, and can be used as medicine to treat bruises, injuries, snake and insect bites.

Target Group

It is edible for general population.

1. People with qi deficiency and blood dryness should take it with caution (when using it as medicine).

Edible Effect

1. Basil is a medicinal plant and is listed in the "Compendium of Materia Medica".

2. The whole plant has the effects of dispelling wind and relieving exterior symptoms, eliminating dampness and harmonizing the middle, promoting qi and blood circulation, detoxifying and reducing swelling.

3. It can treat colds and headaches, food bloating and gas stagnation, fever caused by heatstroke, cough, eye opacity and nasal congestion, toothache and bad breath, indigestion, bloating and pain, vomiting and diarrhea, low back pain and spermatorrhea, infertility, yellow sweat, eczema and itching. Epigastric pain, irregular menstruation, trauma, snake and insect bites, dermatitis and eczema.

Basil has high medicinal value and can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. It can not only be added to traditional Chinese medicine, but also used as a food therapy. It has a good effect on gynecological diseases such as irregular menstruation and spleen and stomach deficiency. This medicine is rich in protein and carbohydrates. Eating it can promote gastrointestinal motility and help digestion.