There are many species of basil leaves- Italian or curly basil, sweet basil, lemon basil, holy basil (tulsi), Thai basil, lettuce-leaf basil, and many more. Basil is a popular culinary herb.

Believed to have first been grown in the wild in northern India, holy basil reaches a height of almost two feet and has many branches, making it almost seem like a shrub. 3 The branches have hairy ...

Holy basil, botanical name Ocimum tenuiflorum, also known as Ocimum sanctum is an aromatic plant of the family Lamiaceae. It is known as Efinrin in Yoruba, Nchuawun in Ibo, Alumokho among the Edos, ...

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