Basil.
Most people know sangig leaves by their other name, which is basil. Basil leaves are used extensively in cooking, especially in soups. There are about 150 types of basil and some are used for their essential oil.
Ocimum tenuiflorum (Holy Basil)
They say it's called Basil. I've been searching for the English name of this herb also and finally I found link www.binisaya.com/cebuano/sangig, .
Local Names:Balanoi (Tagalog), Kalu-ui (Bisaya), solasi (Tagalog, Pampanga.), sweet basil (English)
Sangig is some kind of plant that is used in the Philippines as to add scent to their viands. It can be grown and cultivated easily in tropical places
No, it is not Basil.
Basil and cilantro are ideal to plant together because they both love full sun and plenty of moisture. If you're planting them together in a pot and planning to make pesto with your basil, though, you may want to grow the basil by itself since you'll need a lot of it.
Indian Basil is known as Tulsi. Tulsi is having a stronger flavor than normal Basil. Otherwise both are same.
I can tell you that Tulsi is biologically a relative of the basil plant. Tulsi is also known as Holy Basil as it is considered sacred in for worshp of Krishna and Vishnu. I am unaware of of the background and uses of Tukham
One teaspoon of dried basil is equal to 1 Tablespoon of fresh basil. This ratio is the same for all fresh and dried herbs.
The same word in English...Basil, less well known as Saint Josephs Wort