Lemon basil - a panacea for "all diseases"

Lemon basil is a familiar spice in every household but also has extremely effective medicinal uses.

Lemon basil is a very familiar herb of our people, widely grown everywhere. It is a herbaceous plant, about 30 - 50cm high, the stem close to the ground is woody.

The leaves grow opposite, are succulent, have serrated edges, and when crushed in the hand, give off a pleasant, cool scent like lemon. Lemon basil leaves contain essential oils, the main component of which is cavaron, and the medicinal effects of lemon basil come from this essential oil.

Lemon basil is a familiar spice that also has very effective medicinal properties.

According to Oriental medicine, lemon basil has a spicy, slightly sour taste, aromatic smell, warm properties, non-toxic, has the effect of benefiting the lungs, eliminating phlegm, relieving colds, inducing sweating, ventilating, and detoxifying. Colein in the leaves has strong antibiotic effects against some bacteria, especially in the throat, nose, mouth, and intestines.

Vietnamese people often chop lemon basil leaves to marinate meat and fish, it is a special spice. Leaves and young shoots are often used to treat colds, coughs, coughing up blood, high fever, fever without sweating, vomiting blood, nosebleeds, and also used to treat sore throats and hoarseness.

Dosage: 10-15g, decoction or crushed to get water to drink. Can be used alone or combined with many other types of leaves to boil water for steaming.

In Malaysia, people use boiled leaves for women after giving birth, fresh leaves are crushed to get the juice for children with runny nose. For external use, crushed leaves are applied to treat chapped lips, stomachache, headache and used to rub on the body when having fever.

In India, the leaves of Lemon Balm are used to treat urinary tract disorders and vaginal discharge. The juice of the leaves mixed with sugar is a powerful laxative and is also used to treat coughs and indigestion.

Cure cough, sore throat, hoarseness

Crush 5-10g of young lemon basil leaves and squeeze out the hot juice. Or crush a handful of leaves (15-20g), add water, squeeze out the juice and drink twice a day. For children, add a little sugar, steam rice and let them drink 2-3 times.

Cure stomachache

Wash young lemon basil leaves, chew 1-2 leaves with a little salt, swallow gradually.

Cure cold

40 - 60g fresh lemon basil leaves, wash, chop, put in a bowl, pour in white wine to cover, mix well, cover tightly.

Boil the pot of steaming water until it boils. When the water boils for about two minutes, add the bowl of Lemon Basil, cover the pot, boil, and let the patient steam. When steaming, cover with a blanket, then dry off sweat, change into new clothes, and rest in a place protected from the wind.

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