埃及羅勒/氣香草
拉丁名稱:Ocimum basilicum
規(guī)格:粉碎,、整葉,、粉狀,、種子
收獲季節(jié):5月至9月
全年供應(yīng)
顏色:深綠色,
香氣特征
芳香甜草,用于食品和調(diào)味料調(diào)味,也添加到肉類,奶酪和雞蛋菜肴,。
藥用價(jià)值
羅勒為唇形科羅勒屬植物羅勒(Ocimum basilicum L.var. pilosum(Willd.) Benth.),又名九層塔,、氣香草,、 矮糠、零陵香,、光明子等,。以全草入藥。性溫昧辛,。有疏風(fēng)行氣,化濕消食,、活血,、解毒之功能。用于外感頭痛,、食脹氣滯,、脘痛、泄瀉,、月經(jīng)不調(diào),、跌打損傷、蛇蟲咬傷,、皮膚濕瘡,、癮疹痛癢等癥的治療。
Basil
Latin Name: Ocimum basilicum
Product Forms: Crushed – whole - Powder - Seeds
Season Crop: From May to September
Availability time: All over the Year
Container Capacity: Crushed // 5.5 MT per 20 FCL & 12 MT per 40 FCL (HC)
Packing:
- Paper bags
- PP Bags with Liner plastic bags
Specifications:
its color is dark green, with characteristic aroma
Basil is very aromatic Sweet Herb and it’s a flavoring in food and sauces, it’s also add to meat, cheese, and egg dishes.
Basil also has a medicinal uses as
treatment nervous disorders & to lift the anxiety, depression & headache, and used for treatment stomach cramps
Health benefits of Basil herb
• Basil leaves co
ntain many notable plants derived chemical compounds that are known to have disease preventing and health promoting properties.
• Basil herb co
ntains many polyphenolic flavo
noids like orientin and vicenin. These compounds were tested in-vitro laboratory for their possible anti-oxidant protection against radiation-induced lipid per-oxidation in mouse liver.
• Basil leaves co
ntain much health benefiting essential oils such as eugenol, citronellol, linalool, citral, limo
nene and terpineol. These compounds are known to have anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties.
• The herbs' parts are very low in calories and co
ntain no cholesterol, but are very rich source of many essential nutrients, minerals, and vitamins that are required for optimum health.
• Basil herb co
ntains exceptio
nally high levels of beta-carotene, vitamin A, cryptoxanthin, lutein andzea-xanthin. These compounds help act as protective scavengers against oxygen-derived free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS) that play a role in aging and various disease processes.
• Zea-xanthin, a yellow flavo
noid carotenoid compound, is selecively absorbed into the retinal macula lutea wher it found to filter harmful UV rays from reaching the retina. Studies suggest that common herbs, fruits, and vegetables that are rich in zea-xanthin anti-oxidant help to protect from age-related macular disease (AMRD), especially in the elderly.
• 100 g of fresh herb leaves co
ntain astoundingly 5275 mg or 175% of daily required doses of vitamin A.Vitamin A is known to have antioxidant properties and is essential for vision. It is also required for maintaining healthy mucus membranes and skin. Co
nsumption of natural foods rich in vitamin-A has been found to help the body protect from lung and oral cavity cancers.
• Vitamin K in basil is essential for many coagulant factors in the blood and plays a vital role in the bone strengthening function by helping mineralization process in the bones.
• Basil herb co
ntains a good amount of minerals like potassium, manganese, copper, and magnesium. Potassium is an im
portant compo
nent of cell and body fluids, which helps co
ntrol heart rate and blood pressure. Manganese is used by the body as a co-factor for the antioxidant enzyme, superoxide dismutase.
• Basil leaves are an excellent source of iron, co
ntains 3.17 mg/100 g of fresh leaves (a
bout 26% of RDA). Iron, being a compo
nent of hemoglobin inside the red blood cells, determines the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood.