Lamiaceae FAMILY

Basilicum polystachyon

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

Some people lack tolerance for the internal use of this plant, and develop sores in the mouth[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].

Botanical Description

Musk basil is an aromatic, erect, much branched, annual to short-lived perennial herb that grows 40 - 100cm tall[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is gathered from the wild, mainly for local medicinal use[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical and south Africa, through the Indian Ocean, tropical and subtropical Asia to Australia.

HabitatFound as a weed in open waste places, usually in humid soils, such as fallow rice fields, along streams and swampy grasslands[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].