Tropical Basil
| Botanical Name | Ocimum basilicum var. basilicum |
| Botanical family | Lamiaceae |
| Origin | India |
| Method | Complete distillation by steam distillation |
| Plant part | Leaves and flowers |
| Note | |
| Appearance | limpid oily liquid |
| Color | light yellow |
| Odor | fresh, herbaceous, with spicy and anise notes |
| Biochemical composition of the essential oil | Phenyl methyl ethers (80–85%): chavicol methyl ether Monoterpene alcohols (5–10%): linalool Oxides (2–3%): 1,8-cineole |
| Therapeutic properties | Neuromuscular antispasmodic ++++ Effective analgesic ++ Narrow-spectrum anti-infective +++ Stomachic, aperitif, digestive tonic ++ Anti-inflammatory on infected areas ++ Antiemetic ++ |
| Main therapeutic indications | Nausea, travel sickness, viral hepatitis +++ Insufficiency of the liver and pancreas ++ Wind, bloating, gastritis ++ Anxiety, spasmophilia, feverishness +++ Viral neuritis, viral encephalitis +++ Multiple sclerosis, cerebral asthenia +++ Rheumatoid arthritis +++ Tropical viral infections, yellow fever ++ All kinds of painful and inflammatory spasms +++ |