Basil essential oil (HerbladyMarilyn)
posted Wed March 17th 2010 @ 5:48 PM

Basil, which is distilled from the sweet/spicy kitchen herb, has many useful properties as an essential oil.

Anti-Spasmodic/Calming:  – Basil helps relieve headaches, cramps and sore muscles, stress, rattled nerves and hysteria while boosting confidence and decisiveness.  Basil is good for women’s conditions such as menstruation and childbirth the production of breast milk.

Anti-Congestive:  Basil is beneficial for the respiratory tract and is often used for asthma, bronchitis and sinus infections as well as congestion. To read and/or listen to the complete article, you must be logged in. See below.