Egyptian Basil
Description
Basil is an annual, or sometimes perennial, herb used for its leaves. Depending on the variety, plants can reach heights of between 30 and 150 cm (1 and 5 ft).[8] Its leaves are richly green and ovate
Usage
In cooking:
It is used in many south-eastern Asian cooks and in some European dulles where it is used in the preparation of pasta and pizza sauces such as Italian pesto sauce as well as the Rahian enters into salads and some main dishes with chicken, fish and eggs, or with aubergine, zucchini, pepper and tomatoes, as well as some types of cheese such as ricotta, mozzarella and maze.
Perfume:
Rihane is used in the perfume industry where aromatic rehan oil is extracted from its leaves and flower peaks by steam distillation, and aromatic rehan oils are introduced into the fragrance and palliative industry, irrigated by meat, baked products, sauces, desserts, etc.
Medicine:
Modern medicine is an antispasmodic and digestive stimulus, in addition to being used in the toothpastes industry. The most commonly used part of the plant is its leaves and sometimes its seeds and flower buds to contain the leaves on the aviary aromatic oil containing eucalyptus and linalol, using its soaked or boiling leaves to treat many diseases, including many preparations that are widely used to drain the abdomen and satiety, to stimulate appetite and to improve digestion and as a diuretic. Chinese basil medicine is also widely used to treat kidney problems and gum sores, and in Indian medicine basil is used to treat ear pain, joints, dermatology and malaria. Because basil contains a proportion of the compound stragol, pregnant women and children under the age of 2 are advised to avoid and not use it.