1. Balanoi | Sweet Basil Scientific name: Ocimum basilicum. Balanoi is a medicinal plant used as a stimulant, an anti-depressant, anti-bacterial and more.

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    Ocimum basilicum) ay isang halamang yerbang kabilang sa pamilya ng mga na ginagamit sa pagluluto. Kilala rin ito bilang matamis na balanoy

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    What is a balanoi plant?
    Balanoi is a plant, which belongs to the family of Lamiaceae, grows to an erect length of 50 to 80 centimeters, the leaves of which are oval-shaped, and have slightly-toothed edges. The flowers of balanoi or common basil are either white or purple.

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    What does a balanoy plant look like?
    Balanoy is an erect, branched branched, smooth, somewhat hairy, and very aromatic undershrub, growing 0.5 to 1.5 meters high. Leaves are simple, opposite, ovate to oblong-ovate, entire or slightly toothed, with acute tips and glandular spots on the lower surface. Flowers are pink or purplish and borne in racemes which are 8 to 15 centimeters long.

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    What is balanoi used for?
    Balanoi's use is not only limited to medicinal purposes, rather, extracts of common basil can be found in cosmetics, and are mixed in liquors and fragrances as well. For instance, in South Africa and in India, the rhizomes of the Balanoi plant are extracted and are used as mosquito repellant.

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    What are the benefits of balanoi plant extracts & oils?
    Studies have shown that there are particular activities on which Balanoi plant extracts and oils address. For one, it serves as an anti-anxiety and anti-depressant medicine because of ethanol substance that it has. It has also been used as a stimulant, and has been found to be an effective means to remove cold sores.

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    Why is balanoi so popular in the Philippines?
    Balanoi has been renowned throughout the Philippines and in various parts of the world because of its medicinal and health benefits. It can be found all over the country, and have several uses.

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    How many essential oils are in balanoi?
    The compounds that can be extracted from this plant vary, but it has been determined through various experiments and researches that its dried leaves contain 0.20% to 1% of essential oils. Balanoi has been renowned throughout the Philippines and in various parts of the world because of its medicinal and health benefits.

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    Balanoy is an erect, branched branched, smooth, somewhat hairy, and very aromatic undershrub, growing 0.5 to 1.5 meters high. Leaves are simple, opposite, ovate to oblong-ovate, entire or slightly toothed, with acute tips and …

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  5. Studies of Balanoy Plant
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    Differential Nutrition-Health Properties of Ocimum basilicum Leaf and Stem Extracts
    (1) Background: Ocimum basilicum L. is an aromatic medicinal plant of the Lamiaceae family known as sweet basil. It is used in traditional medicine for its beneficial effects on gastrointestinal disorders, inflammation, immune system, pyrexia or cancer among others. Ocimum basilicum (OB) leaf extrac...
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    Published: 2022/06
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    Sweet Basil ( Ocimum basilicum L.)-A Review of Its Botany, Phytochemistry, Pharmacological Activities, and Biotechnological Development
    An urgent demand for natural compound alternatives to conventional medications has arisen due to global health challenges, such as drug resistance and the adverse effects associated with synthetic drugs. Plant extracts are considered an alternative due to their favorable safety profiles and potentia...
    Author: Nabilah Sekar …
    Published: 2023/12/13
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    The Effect of Ocimum basilicum L. and Its Main Ingredients on Respiratory Disorders: An Experimental, Preclinical, and Clinical Review
    Ocimum basilicum L. (O. basilicum) and its constituents show anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, and antioxidant effects. The plant has been mainly utilized in traditional medicine for the treatment of respiratory disorders. In the present article, effects of O. basilicum and its main constituents ...
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    Published: 2021
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    The potential effects of Ocimum basilicum on health: a review of pharmacological and toxicological studies
    Basil (Ocimum basilicum L., OB) is a plant world widely used as a spice and a typical ingredient of the healthy Mediterranean diet. In traditional medicine, OB is indicated for many maladies and conditions; OB-containing nutritional supplements are increasingly sold. Conversely, safety concerns have...
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    Published: 2018/7
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  6. Wikipedia
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  7. wordpress.com
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  8. National Center for Biotechnology Information
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9222536

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    Foods. 2022 Jun; 11(12): 1699.
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  9. medicalnewstoday.com
    https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/266425

    Basil: Uses, benefits and nutrition - Medical News Today

  10. National Center for Biotechnology Information
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8762307

    The Effect of Ocimum basilicum L. and Its Main Ingredients on ...

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  11. PubMed
    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38140476

    Sweet Basil ( Ocimum basilicum L.)-A Review of Its Botany

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  12. Mediko.ph
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    Balanoy (Sweet Basil) - Mediko.ph

    Apr 8, 2015 · Balanoy o basil ay halamang gamot na may maraming benepisyo sa kalusugan. Ang dahon at buto ay makakatulong sa maraming sakit, tulad ng ubo, pagsusuka, kabag, rayuma, buni, pagtatagihawat, tulo, pagtatae, …

  13. kew.org
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