Basil, paub zoo tias nws muaj ntxhiab tsw thiab qab heev, nws twb tau txiav txim los ntawm Aristotle los ua "tsob ntoo muaj koob muaj npe". Nws tuaj yeem siv rau hauv ntau daim ntawv nyob ntawm qhov xav tau cov txiaj ntsig: raws li kev tso ntshav, raws li tshuaj tsuag, los ntawm kev siv cov nplooj zaub basil hauv zos lossis hauv cov dej haus daws teeb meem ... Txhawm rau ua cov roj tseem ceeb ntawm zaub basil, peb siv cov nplooj thiab paj uas tau muab tso rau hauv dej¹. Cov roj tseem ceeb ntawm cov zaub basil tau qhia hauv kev kho mob ntawm kev ntxhov siab lossis lub paj hlwb tsis tsaug zog. Txhawm rau daws teeb meem pw tsaug zog, basil cov roj tseem ceeb tuaj yeem siv ua kev nthuav dav hauv chav lossis hauv zaws, diluted hauv cov roj zaub. Qhov zaws tseem yuav ua rau cov leeg nqaij ntshiv lossis zom zom tau ntxiv rau kev ntxhov siab. Kev nthuav tawm ntawm cov roj tseem ceeb ntawm basil, rau nws ib feem, yuav rov ua kom muaj cua sov ntawm chav pw thiab so kom lub paj hlwb qaug zog. Nws ntau yam kev tsim txiaj ua rau nws yog phooj ywg ntawm kev xaiv kom rov zoo siab koj ua ntej yuav tsaug zog.².

Sources: Aromatherapy, Dr J. Valnet, 11th edition, Vigot editions, June 2001 Phau ntawv qhia rau tshuaj tsw qab, Guillaume Gérault thiab Ronald Mary, qhia ua ntej los ntawm Dominique Baudoux, Albin Michel luam tawm, Lub Ib Hlis 2009 Aromatherapy, Dr J. Valnet, tshooj 11, Vigot luam tawm, Lub Rau Hli 2001