Basil - Enchanting Herbals
Basil
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Taste aside, there are other reasons to include Basil in our foods:
~ It helps to ease stomach cramps, gas, colic & indigestion.
~ It can be used to prevent or relieve nausea and helps to kill intestinal worms.
~ Sweet Basil has a mildly sedative action and can be useful in treating nervous irritability, fatigue, depression, anxiety and insomnia.
~ Traditionally, the herb was used to increase breast milk production.
~ Applied externally, basil leaves act as an insect repellent. The juice from the leaves can help relieve insect bites.
~ It can be used to prevent or relieve nausea and helps to kill intestinal worms.
~ Sweet Basil has a mildly sedative action and can be useful in treating nervous irritability, fatigue, depression, anxiety and insomnia.
~ Traditionally, the herb was used to increase breast milk production.
~ Applied externally, basil leaves act as an insect repellent. The juice from the leaves can help relieve insect bites.
Ahhh, fresh Basil in our gardens. How I miss it in the middle of February when I’m making soups and stews. Last year I learned an easy way to preserve it in the freezer. Now I can have that sweet, spicy, delicious flavor at my fingertips all winter long.
It’s easy:
1. Gather fresh Basil & rinse with water.
2. Chop Basil (semi-coarse chop, not too small)
3. Put into ice cube trays, filling each cube ~ 2/3 full
4. Fill the remaining space in each cube with cold water
5. Freeze until solid
6. Pop them out of the trays and place in freezer bags
DONE, YAY!
1. Gather fresh Basil & rinse with water.
2. Chop Basil (semi-coarse chop, not too small)
3. Put into ice cube trays, filling each cube ~ 2/3 full
4. Fill the remaining space in each cube with cold water
5. Freeze until solid
6. Pop them out of the trays and place in freezer bags
DONE, YAY!
