Basil
Origin
Native in India
Fresh or dried?
You can use basil fresh or dried
Botanica Information
You can use the leaves fresh or dried and you can also use the seeds
Sweet or savory
Savory
Health benefits
It is a antioxidant, and is potential for treating cancer, also used to treat stress asthma and diabetes
Intresting facts
Leaving basil leafs on bug bites or stings of insects draws the poison out