Today Xiaobian introduces a weed called "basil", which is an invasive alien species, native to tropical areas such as Africa, and is now available in many parts of China. However, basil is not suitable for growing in northern regions that are too cold.
Basil is an annual herb, but some are perennial. Basil is also called in some places such as nine-story tower, golden change, St. Joseph's grass, sweet basil, lanxiang and so on. Because its inflorescence is multi-layered tower-shaped, the "nine layers" are used to highlight the "many" of the number of basil inflorescence layers. The roots of basil are very deep, half a meter to a meter deep. The underground part is longer than the above ground part, and an important feature of basil is its unique fragrance.
It tastes a lot like fennel, but it's not the same as fennel. Many savvy merchants saw its unique fragrance and found business opportunities on its plants, so they picked basil in large quantities to extract the fragrance and make essential oils to sell on the market. Studies have found that this smell is cool and has a strong stimulating effect on the nervous system. It has some effects such as refreshing the mind and relieving tiredness. On the other hand, because of its aroma, basil has become an emerging vegetable. Such a fragrant plant, used as an auxiliary seasoning is really very suitable.
The young leaves of basil are edible, and its leaves can also be used to make tea, which has the effect of strengthening the stomach and sweating. In foreign countries, Italian chefs often use basil instead of pizza grass, which shows the value of basil in our lives. The combination of basil and tomato can be said to be seamless, making a sauce or putting it into the soup is the top taste, and now basil has sold for 25 yuan a pound in the city.
People who like to drink tea must drink basil, because the medicinal value of basil is also not to be underestimated. Basil whole herb can be put into medicine, there are many effects such as treating headaches, bronchitis, stomach pain, etc., here for its role Xiaobian will not explain one by one for everyone, if you want to understand it, you can go to check out the books about it. Basil also has a good antibacterial effect, snake bites, can be decoction water to wash the wound, can detoxify and pain.