and now
the uses of basil
what I'm gonna be focusing on today is the ways that basil
is good for you and specifically what I mean is health and dietary requirements
so whether the basil is good for digestion anxiety, brain cloud, exactly
things like that we're gonna cover not only the modern ways that basil has been
used but some of the kooky ancient ways that basil has been used throughout the
ages now we've actually covered a few of these in some of my previous videos so
feel free to click on the link above to watch some of those back in the old days
they really didn't know what to make a basil I mean there is a dude named
Parkinson in the 17th century who thought that it could procure a cheerful
and merry heart but then there was also the herbal guide the discordes which said
that too much basil "duleth the sight and is of a hard digestion"
Let me guess, the Discordes is greek
Called it! what is it with the ancient Greeks and their basil hating?
#Basilhate
herbalists Culpeper and Gerard claimed that basil could cure
both scorpion and bee stings.
both scorpion and bee stings Napoleon Bonaparte
you remember him right mister Waterloo well he believed that basil was great
basil was great for stimulating intellectual concentration
and he would use it's scent whenever he was working on
his battle and troop movement plans
it is really no wonder why basil is called the king of herbs.
because it has been used for a wide variety of things
herbalist Avicenna and his Canon of medicine calls basil
"a powerful tonic for the heart" and it decongest the lungs and chest it
is beneficial for hot-tempered persons
especially when it is rinsed with rose water
Avicenna finally says that it is useful for headaches
and as an de-obstruent drug for cerebral obstructions
It has historically been used to treat nervous irritability and stomach cramps and the
Chinese actually still use it for that purpose to this day
it also has a rich history of being used to increase production of milk in nursing mothers
pushing the boundaries of believability just a little bit basil was often used
to aid in divination and the banishment of
evil witches and spirits
once again our friends the ancient Greeks would burn basil and use it to
call it the names of suspected witches if it crackles while burning that means
that you are a witch
laugh all you want its true
a witch! a witch! this is a fair court. burn her!
see historical proof
back in the realistic rail it was used for
purification mixed with a little bit of passionflower apparently it makes a nice
sounds worth a shot.
any reason to take a nice soothing bath
is a good reason
if you want some good lovin Roman naturalist Pliny was
convinced that basil seeds were powerful aphrodisiacs
even today some farmers have donkeys and horses eat it during the reproductive
period to increase their sexual strength
and while this may seem a little bit
far-fetched there is actually some real science behind it
because of its ability
to increase blood flow and improve circulation basil actually can help you
reach that lovely dovey state of being
science!
talking about circulation I think it's a
great time to get into the medical uses of basil now basil has been used as a
music
Now basil has been used as a folk remedy
for an enormous number of ailments
including...
poor digestion
headaches coming cold flatulence boredom cancer convulsions improving
memory deafness diarrhea epilepsy gout hiccup impotency, ugh, insanity motion
sickness high cholesterol nausea sore throat - thanks treatment for burns and
whooping cough.
Wow now that is one tingly list for
Mr. Lord basil king of the herbs. Congratualtions sir.
basil has been reported in several herbal publications
as an insect repellent though it is not good against aphids and several other
varieties of bugs so it is not some all-powerful insect repellant
unfortunately
most of the big names in herbal medicine have endorsed Basil's
properties in one way or another
Thomas Bartram says it works as an
antispasmodic antidepressant and an adrenal stimulant
world-renowned French herbalist Maurice Messegue
says that basil is also good for restlessness and
migraines
Oh god, oh, I think I need some basil
Andrew Chevallier says it's good for treating nervous irritability depression and
anxiety and while you may think oh come on I'm common old basil can't be used for
all of these things
Guess what?
there has been recent medical and scientific
research that shows that the essential oils of basil plants possesses potent
antioxidant antiviral antifungal and has antimicrobial properties
there have also
been several specific studies that show that basil helps with mental burnout and
fatigue it has been found that there is a natural phenolic compound found contained in
many lamiaceae herbs that's Basil's biological family in case
you forgot that shows it inhibits the inflammatory process
in one in vitro study
it was able to reduce radical oxygen species production and DNA synthesis inhibition
which means a nutshell that it is mighty mighty good for you
even in the womb.
I'm sure there's some of you out there that are now thinking ok ok
what's the catch there's gonna be a downside to this I mean there's got to
be something that it's poisonous for you know some way that it's bad for you right?
not really
so far there are zero reports in
medical literature about toxicity in basil
as far as the medical research
world is concerned it's good for all ages
Now the only possible knock
on basil is that it is so good it could possibly reduce your blood pressure so much
that it could induce hypotension
which is overly low blood pressure
Oh, and I hear it's pretty good in food too
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Until next time