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Benefits of Basil Essential Oil

April 1st, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed

Most people know basil as a herb used in cooking. It is very common in Italian and Thai cooking, it enhances both the flavor and aroma. It is however a very popular essential oil with many beneficial properties. The main difference however in these two very different applications is the part of the plant used, leaves are generally used in cooking and the flower is used in making the essential oil.

Basil essential oil is elicited by the action of steam distillation of the blossoms of the basil plant and is used for medicinal purposes both in Ayurveda and in Chinese treatments. It is a superior insect repellent and consequently can be applied to the exposed skin to prevent insect bites. At the same time, the basil essential oil is capable of soothing irritated skin in the event of any insect bite or sting.

This oil has anti-inflammatory and analgesic attributes which are excellent for curbing the pain induced by arthritis and all other body aches, including muscular pain in the back and legs. In order to acquire alleviation you merely need to rub a very tiny amount directly onto the skin wherever you have pain.

This oil also has anti-bacterial properties and therefore it is able to fight minor and moderate infectious communicable diseases such as influenza, sore throat, intestinal flu or Escherichia coli bacterium, and so forth. Taken as prescribed, this oil allows for excellent results.

Add a couple of drops of the basil essential oil to your bath water and you will experience an out of this world feeling due to its property of inducing relaxation of mind and body. This also combats deep depression, migraines, insomnia, anxiety attacks, and so forth.

There are a number of minerals and vitamins in the basil essential oil therefore it is recommended that you consumed it everyday. In this way you would absorb its components, Vitamin A and C, magnesium, potassium and calcium, - all critical components for a healthy and carefree body.

The basil essential oil is an excellent treatment for all types of skin irritations. It also prevents and reverses wrinkles as well as shrinks pores and clears the skin to give you a glowing complexion if applied regularly. All the same, it is always advisable to do a patch test before using it on the skin as a whole, to ensure you are not allergic to any of the compounds that this oil extract contains.