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Alternate English names: sweet basil

Alternate Chinese names: 九层塔 jiǔ céng tǎ; 千曾塔 qiān céng tǎ; 兰香 lán xiāng

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Ocimum basilicum L.

Use: Alimentary

Properties: Acrid; warm.

Channel entry: Lung, spleen, stomach, and large intestine channels.✽

Actions and indications: Courses wind and moves qì; transforms phlegm and disperses food; quickens the blood and resolves toxin. Treats external contraction headache; food distension and qì stagnation; pain in the stomach duct; diarrhea; menstrual irregularities; injury from knocks and falls; snake and insect bites; eczema; itchy dormant papules.

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