Common basil/ Sweet basil/ African basil

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swahili name

Kurimbasi

More Local Names

borana:
DIGO:
duruma:
giriama:
Vambamangu
kamba:
Mukandu
kauma:
kikuyu:
Mugio
kipsigis:
kisii:
Ekebunga baiseke
kuria:
luhya:
Omuonyo
LUO:
Bwar/ Olururuecha
maasai:
Ole-moran
maragoli:
meru:
mijikenda:
nandi:
NUBI:
OGIEK:
pokomo:
pokot:
rabai:
sabaot:
samburu:
suba:
Okinga
TURKANA:

Scientific Name

Ocimum gratissimum (suave)

plant family

Plant Details and use

A few leaves are chewed for 5 mins and spit out to manage teeth problems like gingivitis and periodontal disease. It is an effective pain reliever. 
 It is also used for Low blood pressure & Milk production in women. A handful of the leaves and flowers are boiled together in 1 liter of water for 20 minutes and left to cool. 1 glass is drunk twice a day after meals.

For Belching &. flatulence, Chew the fresh leaves and swallow the juice. You can spit out the leaves after.
Oil can also be extracted and used for skin infections or inhaled for respiratory conditions.

 

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