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When was basil used as medicine?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Basil was likely used in medicine since ancient times in southeast Asia and India. It is still in use in herbal medicine in multiple disciplines, including Ayurveda.

So far that I can see, it was (and is) used to aid people with digestive complaints.

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