Today's (2022.9.30) Herb tip - Basil leaves

Basil leaves

Medicine name: Perilla leaf

Medicinal: spleen and stomach qi stagnation, for eating fish and crab caused by abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea, cold, cold, fever, cough, asthma, chest distension, fetal agitation;

Introduction: Basil leaves perennial erect herbs, aromatic whole plant. Stem four - edged, upper much branched, purplish green, pilose. Leaves opposite, leaf blade ovate, apex pointed, margin serrate or entire, glandular dot below leaf. Cymes terminal, each with about 6 flowers, long and pilose, corolla pale red. Nutlets ovate, dark brown.

Flowering time: July to September.

Function: Basil leaves are mainly used as spices in Western food, more like our cilantro or celery, spices, flavor.