Sweet Basil helps keep blood pressure down among other health benefits listed below;
Potential Benefits of Sweet Basil
Below is a summary of potential benefits of extracts of sweet basil, primarily based on mouse and test-tube studies. Whether the same results would occur in people is uncertain.
Preliminary studies suggest sweet basil may:
Reduce memory loss associated with stress and aging (9Trusted Source, 10Trusted Source).
Reduce depression related to chronic stress (11Trusted Source, 12Trusted Source).
Reduce stroke damage and support recovery, whether given before or right after a stroke (13Trusted Source, 14Trusted Source).
Improve fasting blood sugar, cholesterol and triglycerides (15Trusted Source, 16Trusted Source, 17Trusted Source).
Reduce blood pressure in people with hypertension (18Trusted Source).
Relax blood vessels and thin your blood, similar to aspirin (19Trusted Source, 20Trusted Source).
Protect against aspirin’s damage to your gut, particularly preventing ulcers (21Trusted Source).
Prevent certain cancers, including of the breast, colon and pancreas (8Trusted Source, 22Trusted Source, 23Trusted Source).
Increase mental alertness when inhaled as aromatherapy (24Trusted Source, 25Trusted Source).
Inhibit the growth of bacteria that cause dental decay (26Trusted Source).
Improve food safety, such as if integrated into food packaging by manufacturers (8Trusted Source, 27Trusted Source, 28Trusted Source, 29Trusted Source).
Provide an alternative to antibiotics for infectious diseases, including combating antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria (7Trusted Source, 30Trusted Source).
Repel insects, such as mosquitos and ticks (31Trusted Source, 32Trusted Source).
Mouse studies typically give 100–400 mg of basil extract per kg (220–880 mg per pound) of body weight. Appropriate human doses are unknown (4Trusted Source, 10Trusted Source, 15Trusted Source).
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