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When I think of Basil, I think Pesto and Vietnamese Phở Noodle Soup! Yum! Basil is commonly used in cooking to add a fresh, herbal flavor to meats, pastas, and entrée dishes. Besides the beautiful tastes in food, Basil has some amazing healing properties.

“Basil has a warm, spicy, yet herbal aroma known to reduce anxious feelings. Basil provides great benefits to both the mind and body due to its high linalool content, making it an ideal application to help reduce feelings of tension when applied to the temples and back of the neck. It is also cooling to the skin. When diffused, Basil helps promote focus and a stress-relieving experience.”¹

When you need a pick me up from prolong stress, lethargy and exhaustion, instead of drinking the energy drinks, try using Basil!

Basil has a powerful ability to protect against environmental threats. This is another reason why we want to add Basil to our cooking!

BODY

Immune Boosting: Add Basil oil to any combination of essential oils you have, take internally or simply rub on the bottom of your feet.² ³

Occasional Earaches: Apply Basil with Geranium (1:1) on the bones behind the ears and down the Eustachian tubes. Never put oils directly into the ear canal. Dilute for sensitive skin. You may want to try 1 drop oil on cotton swab, and swab around the ear canal. Other combinations to try are Basil & Lavender or Basil & Melaleuca.

Adrenal: Blend together 2 drops Basil, 2 drops Rosemary and apply to bones behind the ears. Rub hands together to warm the oil. Then inhale. Great for long drives to stay clear.⁴

Occasional Menstrual Cramps: Mix in a container 3 drops Basil with 3 drops Clary Sage and dilute with 3 drops Fractionated Coconut Oil. Apply 3-4 drops at a time on abdomen for relief. You can rub this on every hour as desired. Remember to drink plenty of water.⁵

Increase Milk Supply: Rub Basil and/or Fennel all over the beasts 3-4 times a day avoiding nipples.⁶

Occasional Head or Neck Tension: Combine 4 drops Basil, 3 drops Ylang Ylang, 3 drops Marjoram, and 6 drops Fractionated Coconut Oil. Gently blend and apply to back of neck, muscles at base of neck, and on the temples. Drink water.⁷

Hornet, Wasp and Bee Stings: Combine Basil 2 drops, Lavender 4 drops, Fractionated Coconut Oil 4 drops. Put mixture into spritzer bottle and spritz directly onto site of sting every ½ hour.⁸

Spider Bites: 3 drops Basil, 3 drops Lemon – spritz on area directly. Use Purify oil blend if you are pregnant or prone to epileptic seizures.⁹

Shoulder Warmer: Blend 3 drops Basil, 3 drops Wintergreen, 4 drops Peppermint, and 8 drops Fractionated Coconut Oil. Apply 3-4 times a day. Drink plenty of water.¹⁰

Liver Support: 4 drops Basil, 4 drops Myrrh, 4 drops Cypress, and 8 drops of Fractionated Coconut Oil. Gently blend and apply over liver and on the vita flex points for liver on the feet and hands. You can also put 2 drops in a capsule twice a day.

Leg Cramps/Charley Horses Massage: Mix 4 drops Basil, 2 drops Lemongrass, 2 drops Marjoram, and 6 drops Fractionated Coconut Oil. Gently blend and apply to calves that have the cramps.

Pre-Workout Muscle Tone: Combine in spray bottle 4 drops Basil, 3 drops Cypress, 3 drops Rosemary, 3 drops Lavender, and 8 drops Fractionated Coconut Oil. Gently shake and apply to muscles prior to exercise to enhance muscle tone and minimize soreness.

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MIND

Basil is the Oil of Renewal and New Vigor. According to the Emotions & Essential Oils, the negative emotions Basil oil helps to release are as follows: Anxious, overwhelmed, drained, exhausted, negative habits

The positive properties we can incorporate are the following: Energized, renewed, rejuvenated, rested, strengthened

Migraines and headaches are due to overthinking. When our brains are filled with tasks and thoughts that weigh us down, our heads will hurt. Wouldn’t you like to dump all the worries out and sort them out?

Emotionally Basil is the Oil of Renewal. It helps you release the emotions of anxiousness, weariness, t

iredness and other negative habits that cause you to feel overwhelmed.

Mental Alertness: Gently blend 3 drops Basil, 3 drops Lemongrass, 6 drops Fractionated Coconut Oil. Then apply to temples, back of neck, and bottoms of feet.

Basil helps bring energy, rejuvenation and strength to those who have suffered from prolonged lack of mental alertness due to stress and life’s pressures.

I move forward with renewed energy and excitement

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SPIRIT

How would you like a clean slate to start over again?! We wind ourselves up so tightly day after day to the point of exhaustion. Even then, we don’t know how to unwind because we don’t know what to let go of.

Basil helps you take a new look at your life, purpose, direction and journey. It helps you feel rested and allows you to find hope again. Diffuse Basil to help support you during this time of change. You are not stuck after all.

When your spirit is renewed, your whole body changes too. This releases the tension in your mind and body to allow chemicals and energy to flow freely.

Here are my top 10 uses for Basil. Click here to download the PDF.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.