Just a few sprigs of basil can change the flavor of any dish. This seasoning is added to salads, vegetable soups, pesto sauce. Basil is used in combination with other spices and herbs, and its leaves are used to decorate dishes. This green is appreciated not only for its taste, but also for its beneficial properties due to the presence of essential oils and antioxidants that protect the body from various diseases.
Basil aroma differs depending on the variety. It can be pepper, clove, cinnamon, or lemon. The variety also affects the color of the basil - the color of this plant is mainly green, but the opal basil has a beautiful purple color.
The benefits of basil
Basil is both a spice and a medicinal plant. If you carefully approach the description of its beneficial properties, you can compile a small encyclopedia, but it is enough to know the most important of them to include this green in the diet.
Basil leaves contain tannins and minerals. Basil is rich in vitamins, vegetable fats, simple sugars, phytoncides, carotene and essential oils that determine the aroma of basil - delicate, memorable and delicate.
Basil can be used as a natural antibiotic because it has antifungal, disinfectant and bactericidal properties. This herb has been used since ancient times to treat gastritis and colitis, whooping cough, headache, intestinal colic, and bronchial asthma.
In addition, basil is an antidepressant that can relieve anxiety and nervousness. It soothes the nerves and relieves stress.
Basil can restore immunity, it prevents the development of infections. Even dentists have appreciated this herb, as it destroys a huge number of bacteria in the mouth, allowing you to forget about tooth decay, stomatitis, gingivitis and plaque.
