Ocimum Basilicum
by Timothy F. Allen — The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica
Ocimum basilicum, L.
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M. Peckolt, Archiv der Pharm., May, 1851, p. 226 (Pharm. Journ. vol. xi, 1852, p. 82).
Women mix it with snuff partly on account of its pleasant odor, and partly because it is thought to clear the eyes.
This plant is very much employed in baths as a tonic.