Learn to season your food with this king of herbs and you will be eating some serious medicinal plant chemicals courtesy of Mother Nature. Packed with taste and nutrition, this is one herb that should play a major role in your diet. Here is a sampling of what you get when you bite into basil:
·Notable plants derived chemical compounds (polyphenolic flavonoids) with disease preventing and health promoting properties.
·Essential oils known to have anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties.
·Exceptionally high levels of antioxidants including: beta-carotene, vitamin A, cryptoxanthin, lutein and zea-xanthin.
·A good amount of vitamin K, iron, potassium and magnesium
Basil, can you even imagine Italian without it?
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