Organic tropical basil

Discover organic tropical Basil essential oil, 10ml from Dr.Valnet.

Why use Dr.Valnet's organic tropical basil?

Soothes and relaxes the mind. Calms spasms. Facilitates digestion.

Description

No major contraindications for moderate, non-prolonged use and at doses recommended by a specialist doctor. Possible irritation in pure, undiluted form. Slight risk of hypnotic effects in case of high doses for internal use.

Main therapeutic properties and indications:

Powerful antispasmodic.

Tropical Basil essential oil calms and soothes the agitated, anxious, intellectually overworked mind.

It relaxes muscles and spasms, digestive spasms in particular.

Secondary therapeutic properties and indications:

Intestinal antiseptic and antifungal, it cleanses the digestive tract, strengthens the intestinal flora and helps combat bloating and flatulence, also reducing spasms.

It facilitates digestion in the stomach, reduces excess acidity.

What is Dr.Valnet Basil essential oil?

Some notions of botany

About 30 cm high, basil is an aromatic plant 20 to 60 centimeters high whose oval-lanceolate leaves are pale green to dark green. The erect, branched stems tend to become woody and bushy. Its small, white flowers are grouped in long tubular spikes, shaped like elongated clusters. You should prevent basil from flowering by pinching the ends of the stems as soon as they form, in order to increase its leaf production.

Originally from central Africa, it would have been domesticated in India, then spread to Asia before being brought to the West by the soldiers of the army of Alexander the Great, 300 years before our era.

Over time, it became acclimatized to the climate of the south of France where it became an essential aromatic (especially for the famous pistou!).

A little history….

Its name, from the Greek basilikon (king), designated, according to legend, a mythical winged serpent, whose gaze could kill anyone who crossed it.

Symbol of royal power, in Antiquity it was associated with divine power and protection, thanks to its subtle and refined perfume.

It is said that victors and emperors wore a crown of basil before the latter was replaced by laurel.

In the Middle Ages, witches extracted an elixir of love from it.

From the 14th century, the term “basil” designated the herb that we know, undoubtedly because it was presented on the table of kings.

Basil essential oil Dr.Valnet: Technical sheet.

Distilled part	leaves
Chemotype	methylchavicol, linalool
Distillation	with low pressure water vapor
Origin	Madagascar
Yield	250 kg for 1 kg of EO