basil

=Scientific Name: //Ocimum basilicum//=

Common Name: Basil

 * Spice and a herb because it matches both definitions of both spice and herb which is;
 * Spice... Any dried plant product used primary for seasoning purposes.
 * Herb... Plant used to preserve food, and cure illnesses.
 * Leaves, roots, and seeds are used.



Interesting Facts

 * 1) Basil means "Not be exchanged to gold" in Chinese.
 * 2) Bail is a scarced plant in Hindu religion.
 * 3) Basil needs constant water source unlike other herbs.
 * 4) Ancient Greeks and Romans thought basil belonged to the devil.
 * 5) They also thought once the basil's leaf was in a pot, it will turn into a scorpion.

Other uses of basil

 * Basil is also used for medicine for headaches, and heart diseases from old times. Even now, part of basil's structure is used in medicine for heart diseases.