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Available in 113 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-113" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">113 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilie" title="Basilie – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Basilie" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ang mw-list-item"><a href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eor%C3%BEmistel" title="Eorþmistel – Old English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="Eorþmistel" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ænglisc</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%86" title="ريحان – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="ريحان" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocimum_basilicum" title="Ocimum basilicum – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Ocimum basilicum" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocimum_basilicum" title="Ocimum basilicum – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Ocimum basilicum" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gn mw-list-item"><a href="https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albahaca" title="Albahaca – Guarani" lang="gn" hreflang="gn" data-title="Albahaca" data-language-autonym="Avañe'ẽ" data-language-local-name="Guarani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Avañe'ẽ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adi_reyhan" title="Adi reyhan – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Adi reyhan" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%86" title="ریحان – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="ریحان" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulasih" title="Sulasih – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Sulasih" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%80" title="সাদা তুলসী – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="সাদা তুলসী" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A1u-ch%C3%A0n-thah" title="Káu-chàn-thah – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Káu-chàn-thah" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BA" title="Базілік – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Базілік" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%8B%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BA" title="Базылік – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Базылік" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamhotan" title="Kamhotan – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Kamhotan" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA" title="Обикновен босилек – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Обикновен босилек" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosiljak" title="Bosiljak – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Bosiljak" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alf%C3%A0brega" title="Alfàbrega – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Alfàbrega" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albahaka" title="Albahaka – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Albahaka" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazalka_prav%C3%A1" title="Bazalka pravá – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Bazalka pravá" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenhinllys" title="Brenhinllys – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Brenhinllys" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dag mw-list-item"><a href="https://dag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyulinyima" title="Nyulinyima – Dagbani" lang="dag" hreflang="dag" data-title="Nyulinyima" data-language-autonym="Dagbanli" data-language-local-name="Dagbani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dagbanli</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilikum" title="Basilikum – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Basilikum" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilikum" title="Basilikum – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Basilikum" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dv mw-list-item"><a href="https://dv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DE%8E%DE%A6%DE%82%DE%8B%DE%A6%DE%86%DE%AF%DE%85%DE%A8" title="ގަނދަކޯޅި – Divehi" lang="dv" hreflang="dv" data-title="ގަނދަކޯޅި" data-language-autonym="ދިވެހިބަސް" data-language-local-name="Divehi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ދިވެހިބަސް</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://dsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazilikum" title="Bazilikum – Lower Sorbian" lang="dsb" hreflang="dsb" data-title="Bazilikum" data-language-autonym="Dolnoserbski" data-language-local-name="Lower Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dolnoserbski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%BCrtsbasiilik" title="Vürtsbasiilik – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Vürtsbasiilik" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%82" title="Βασιλικός – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Βασιλικός" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eml mw-list-item"><a href="https://eml.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba%C5%9B%C3%AClic" title="Baśìlic – Emiliano-Romagnolo" lang="egl" hreflang="egl" data-title="Baśìlic" data-language-autonym="Emiliàn e rumagnòl" data-language-local-name="Emiliano-Romagnolo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Emiliàn e rumagnòl</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil" title="Basil – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Basil" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocimum_basilicum" title="Ocimum basilicum – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Ocimum basilicum" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazilio" title="Bazilio – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Bazilio" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ext mw-list-item"><a href="https://ext.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocimum_basilicum" title="Ocimum basilicum – Extremaduran" lang="ext" hreflang="ext" data-title="Ocimum basilicum" data-language-autonym="Estremeñu" data-language-local-name="Extremaduran" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Estremeñu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albaka" title="Albaka – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Albaka" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%86" title="ریحان – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ریحان" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hif mw-list-item"><a href="https://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsi" title="Tulsi – Fiji Hindi" lang="hif" hreflang="hif" data-title="Tulsi" data-language-autonym="Fiji Hindi" data-language-local-name="Fiji Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fiji Hindi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilic_(plante)" title="Basilic (plante) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Basilic (plante)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ff mw-list-item"><a href="https://ff.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urngol" title="Urngol – Fula" lang="ff" hreflang="ff" data-title="Urngol" data-language-autonym="Fulfulde" data-language-local-name="Fula" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fulfulde</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gv mw-list-item"><a href="https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassyl" title="Bassyl – Manx" lang="gv" hreflang="gv" data-title="Bassyl" data-language-autonym="Gaelg" data-language-local-name="Manx" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaelg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alf%C3%A1bega" title="Alfábega – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Alfábega" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%A4%E0%AA%95%E0%AA%AE%E0%AA%B0%E0%AA%BF%E0%AA%AF%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%82" title="તકમરિયાં – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="તકમરિયાં" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B0%94%EC%A7%88" title="바질 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="바질" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C6%8Aa%C9%97%C9%97oya" title="Ɗaɗɗoya – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Ɗaɗɗoya" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8C%D5%A5%D5%B0%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%A2%D5%B8%D6%82%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%A5%D5%BF" title="Ռեհան բուրավետ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ռեհան բուրավետ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazlik" title="Bazlik – Upper Sorbian" lang="hsb" hreflang="hsb" data-title="Bazlik" data-language-autonym="Hornjoserbsce" data-language-local-name="Upper Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hornjoserbsce</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitomi_bosiljak" title="Pitomi bosiljak – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Pitomi bosiljak" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazilo" title="Bazilo – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Bazilo" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selasih" title="Selasih – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Selasih" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%C3%A6%D1%80%D0%B7%D0%B4%C3%A6%D1%84_%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD" title="Хæрздæф реган – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Хæрздæф реган" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil%C3%ADka" title="Basilíka – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Basilíka" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocimum_basilicum" title="Ocimum basilicum – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Ocimum basilicum" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%97%D7%9F_%D7%9E%D7%A6%D7%95%D7%99" title="ריחן מצוי – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ריחן מצוי" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selasih" title="Selasih – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Selasih" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%82%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BF" title="ಕಾಮಕಸ್ತೂರಿ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಕಾಮಕಸ್ತೂರಿ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil" title="Basil – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Basil" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kapampangan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%91%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A2%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%B0%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98" title="ბოსტნის რეჰანი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ბოსტნის რეჰანი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA" title="Базилик – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Базилик" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazilik" title="Bazilik – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Bazilik" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rihan" title="Rihan – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Rihan" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocimum_basilicum" title="Ocimum basilicum – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Ocimum basilicum" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baziliks" title="Baziliks – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Baziliks" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilic" title="Basilic – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Basilic" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kvapusis_bazilikas" title="Kvapusis bazilikas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Kvapusis bazilikas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazsalikom" title="Bazsalikom – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Bazsalikom" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA" title="Босилек – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Босилек" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%B3%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%BF" title="രാമതുളസി – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="രാമതുളസി" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%86" title="ريحان – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ريحان" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%88%D9%85" title="بالنگوم – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="بالنگوم" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selasih" title="Selasih – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Selasih" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%95%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%85%E1%80%AD%E1%80%99%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8%E1%80%99%E1%80%BD%E1%80%BE%E1%80%B1%E1%80%B8" title="ပင်စိမ်းမွှေး – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="ပင်စိမ်းမွှေး" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilicum_(soort)" title="Basilicum (soort) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Basilicum (soort)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80" title="बाबरी – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="बाबरी" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%82%B8%E3%83%AB" title="バジル – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="バジル" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nap mw-list-item"><a href="https://nap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasinic%C3%B2la" title="Vasinicòla – Neapolitan" lang="nap" hreflang="nap" data-title="Vasinicòla" data-language-autonym="Napulitano" data-language-local-name="Neapolitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Napulitano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basiilikum_(slach)" title="Basiilikum (slach) – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Basiilikum (slach)" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilikum" title="Basilikum – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Basilikum" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilikum" title="Basilikum – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Basilikum" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balic%C3%B2t" title="Balicòt – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Balicòt" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayhon_(o%CA%BBsimlik)" title="Rayhon (oʻsimlik) – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Rayhon (oʻsimlik)" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EF%BB%BF%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%9C%E0%A8%BC_%E0%A8%AC%E0%A9%8B" title="ਨਿਆਜ਼ ਬੋ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਨਿਆਜ਼ ਬੋ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%A8%D9%88" title="نیازبو – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="نیازبو" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%86" title="ریحان – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="ریحان" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pcd mw-list-item"><a href="https://pcd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazilicq" title="Bazilicq – Picard" lang="pcd" hreflang="pcd" data-title="Bazilicq" data-language-autonym="Picard" data-language-local-name="Picard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Picard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazylia_pospolita" title="Bazylia pospolita – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Bazylia pospolita" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manjeric%C3%A3o-de-folha-larga" title="Manjericão-de-folha-larga – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Manjericão-de-folha-larga" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busuioc" title="Busuioc – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Busuioc" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA_%D0%B4%D1%83%D1%88%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8B%D0%B9" title="Базилик душистый – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Базилик душистый" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sc mw-list-item"><a href="https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frabica" title="Frabica – Sardinian" lang="sc" hreflang="sc" data-title="Frabica" data-language-autonym="Sardu" data-language-local-name="Sardinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sardu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borziloku" title="Borziloku – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Borziloku" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocimum_basilicum" title="Ocimum basilicum – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Ocimum basilicum" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%A8%D9%88" title="نازبو – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="نازبو" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazalka_prav%C3%A1" title="Bazalka pravá – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Bazalka pravá" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navadna_bazilika" title="Navadna bazilika – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Navadna bazilika" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-so mw-list-item"><a href="https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reexaan" title="Reexaan – Somali" lang="so" hreflang="so" data-title="Reexaan" data-language-autonym="Soomaaliga" data-language-local-name="Somali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Soomaaliga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%99%D0%B0%D0%BA" title="Босиљак – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Босиљак" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosiljak" title="Bosiljak – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Bosiljak" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maustebasilika" title="Maustebasilika – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Maustebasilika" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilika_(v%C3%A4xt)" title="Basilika (växt) – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Basilika (växt)" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balanoy" title="Balanoy – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Balanoy" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%88" title="திருநீற்றுப்பச்சை – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="திருநீற்றுப்பச்சை" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kab mw-list-item"><a href="https://kab.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%E1%B8%A5baq" title="Leḥbaq – Kabyle" lang="kab" hreflang="kab" data-title="Leḥbaq" data-language-autonym="Taqbaylit" data-language-local-name="Kabyle" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Taqbaylit</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BB%D1%8B_%D1%80%D3%99%D0%B9%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BD" title="Затлы рәйхан – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Затлы рәйхан" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-din mw-list-item"><a href="https://din.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C5%8Bier" title="Aŋier – Dinka" lang="din" hreflang="din" data-title="Aŋier" data-language-autonym="Thuɔŋjäŋ" data-language-local-name="Dinka" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Thuɔŋjäŋ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-to mw-list-item"><a href="https://to.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta%CA%BBeta%CA%BBe" title="Taʻetaʻe – Tongan" 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style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Carolus_Linnaeus" class="mw-redirect" title="Carolus Linnaeus">L.</a></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><b>Basil</b> (<i>Ocimum basilicum</i>) (<small>IPA: </small><span title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)" class="IPA"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA" title="Help:IPA">['beɪzəl]</a></span> or <small>IPA: </small><span title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)" class="IPA"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA" title="Help:IPA">['bæzəl]</a></span>) is a <a href="/wiki/Plant" title="Plant">plant</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Family_(biology)" title="Family (biology)">Family</a> <a href="/wiki/Lamiaceae" title="Lamiaceae">Lamiaceae</a>. It is also known as <b>Sweet Basil</b> or <b>Tulsi</b>. It is a tender low-growing <a href="/wiki/Herb" title="Herb">herb</a> that is grown as a <a href="/wiki/Perennial_plant" class="mw-redirect" title="Perennial plant">perennial</a> in warm, tropical climates. Basil is originally native to <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> and other tropical regions of <a href="/wiki/Asia" title="Asia">Asia</a>. It has been cultivated there for more than 5,000 years. It is prominently featured in many cuisines throughout the world. Some of them are <a href="/wiki/Italian_cuisine" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian cuisine">Italian</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cuisine_of_Thailand&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cuisine of Thailand (not yet started)">Thai</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cuisine_of_Vietnam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cuisine of Vietnam (not yet started)">Vietnamese</a> and <a href="/wiki/Laos" title="Laos">Laotian</a> cuisines. It grows to between 30–60 cm tall. It has light green, <a href="/wiki/Silk" title="Silk">silky</a> <a href="/wiki/Leaf" title="Leaf">leaves</a> 3–5 cm long and 1–3 cm broad. The leaves are opposite each other. The flowers are quite big. They are white in color and arranged as a <a href="/w/index.php?title=Raceme&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Raceme (not yet started)">spike</a>. Is the <b>Medicinal</b> plant. </p><p>The plant tastes somewhat like <a href="/wiki/Anise" title="Anise">anise</a>, with a strong, pungent, sweet smell. Basil is very sensitive to cold. It is best grown in hot, dry conditions. While most common varieties are treated as <a href="/wiki/Annual_plant" title="Annual plant">annuals</a>, some are <a href="/wiki/Perennial_plant" class="mw-redirect" title="Perennial plant">perennial</a>, including African Blue and Holy Thai basil. </p><p>The word <i>basil</i> comes from the <a href="/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek</a> βασιλεύς (<i>basileus</i>), meaning "royal". This is because it is believed to have grown above the spot where <a href="/wiki/Constantine_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Constantine I">St. Constantine</a> and <a href="/wiki/Helena_of_Constantinople" class="mw-redirect" title="Helena of Constantinople">Helen</a> discovered the <a href="/wiki/Holy" class="mw-redirect" title="Holy">Holy</a> <a href="/wiki/Cross" title="Cross">Cross</a>. The <i>Oxford English <a href="/wiki/Dictionary" title="Dictionary">Dictionary</a></i> quotes speculations that basil may have been used in "some royal <a href="/w/index.php?title=Unguent&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Unguent (not yet started)">unguent</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bath" title="Bath">bath</a>, or medicine". Basil is still considered the "king of herbs" by many cookery authors. An alternative etymology has "basil" coming from the <a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a> word <i>basilicus</i>, meaning <a href="/wiki/Dragon" title="Dragon">dragon</a> and being the root for <a href="/wiki/Basilisk" title="Basilisk">basilisk</a>, but this likely was a linguistic reworking of the word as brought from <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Basil_for_cooking">Basil for cooking</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basil&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: Basil for cooking" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basil&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: Basil for cooking"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Basilic-spice.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Basilic-spice.jpg/220px-Basilic-spice.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Basilic-spice.jpg/330px-Basilic-spice.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Basilic-spice.jpg/440px-Basilic-spice.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1856" data-file-height="1172" /></a><figcaption>Dried basil leaves.</figcaption></figure> <p>Most of the time, Basil should be used fresh. In recipes it is generally added at the last moment. Cooking it quickly destroys the meal. The fresh <a href="/wiki/Herb" title="Herb">herb</a> can be kept for a short time in plastic bags in the <a href="/wiki/Refrigerator" title="Refrigerator">refrigerator</a>. Using a <a href="/wiki/Freezer" class="mw-redirect" title="Freezer">freezer</a> will allow for it to be kept a longer time. In both cases, it needs being <a href="/wiki/Blanching_(cooking)" title="Blanching (cooking)">blanched</a> quickly in boiling water. The dried herb also loses most of its flavour, and what little flavour remains tastes very different, with a weak <a href="/w/index.php?title=Coumarin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Coumarin (not yet started)">coumarin</a> flavour, like <a href="/wiki/Hay" title="Hay">hay</a>. </p><p>Mediterranean and Indochinese cuisines frequently use basil. In Mediterranean cuisines it is often combined with <a href="/wiki/Tomato" title="Tomato">tomato</a>. Basil is one of the main ingredients in <a href="/wiki/Pesto" title="Pesto">pesto</a>—a green Italian oil-and-herb sauce from the city of <a href="/wiki/Genoa" title="Genoa">Genoa</a>. The other two main ingredients of Pesto are <a href="/wiki/Olive_oil" title="Olive oil">olive oil</a> and pine nuts. The most commonly used Mediterranean basil <a href="/wiki/Cultivar" title="Cultivar">cultivars</a> are "Genovese", "Purple Ruffles", "Mammoth", "Cinnamon", "Lemon", "Globe", and "African Blue". <a href="/wiki/Chinese_cuisine" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinese cuisine">Chinese</a> also use fresh or dried basils in <a href="/wiki/Soup" title="Soup">soups</a> and other <a href="/wiki/Food" title="Food">foods</a>. In <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a>, people add fresh basil leaves into thick soups (羹湯; gēngtāng). They also eat fried <a href="/wiki/Chicken" title="Chicken">chicken</a> with deep-fried basil leaves. </p><p>Basil is sometimes used with fresh <a href="/wiki/Fruit" title="Fruit">fruit</a> and in fruit <a href="/wiki/Jam" title="Jam">jams</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sauce" title="Sauce">sauces</a>. Most commonly this is done with <a href="/w/index.php?title=Stawberry&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stawberry (not yet started)">strawberries</a>, but also <a href="/wiki/Raspberry" title="Raspberry">raspberries</a> or dark-colored <a href="/wiki/Plum" title="Plum">plums</a>. Some people say that the flat-leaf basil used in Vietnamese cooking is more suitable for use with fruit. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Basil_seeds">Basil seeds</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basil&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Change section: Basil seeds" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basil&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: Basil seeds"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When soaked in water the seeds of several basil varieties become <a href="/w/index.php?title=Gelatine&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gelatine (not yet started)">gelatinous</a>. They are used in Asian drinks and desserts such as <a href="/w/index.php?title=Falooda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Falooda (not yet started)">falooda</a> or <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sherbet_(drink)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sherbet (drink) (not yet started)">sherbet</a>. Such seeds are known variously as <i>sabja</i>, <i>subja</i>, <i>takmaria</i>, <i>tukmaria</i>, <i>falooda</i>, or <i>hột é</i>. They are used for their medicinal properties in <a href="/wiki/Ayurveda" title="Ayurveda">Ayurveda</a>, the traditional medicinal system of <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="other_types">other types</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basil&veaction=edit&section=3" title="Change section: other types" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basil&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section's source code: other types"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9671799">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_basil_cultivars&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of basil cultivars (not yet started)">List of basil cultivars</a></div> <p>Several other basils, including some other <i>Ocimum</i> species, are grown in many regions of <a href="/wiki/Asia" title="Asia">Asia</a>. Most of the Asian basils have a clove-like flavour that is generally stronger than the Mediterranean basils. In <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>, the local cultivar is called 九層塔 (<i>jiǔcéngtǎ</i>; literally "nine-level <a href="/wiki/Pagoda" title="Pagoda">pagoda</a>"), while the imported varieties are specifically called 羅勒 (<i>luólè</i>) or 巴西里 (<i>bāxīlǐ</i>), although [巴西里] often refers to another different kind plant—parsley. </p><p>'Lemon basil' has a strong lemony smell and flavour very different from those of other varieties because it contains a chemical called <a href="/w/index.php?title=Citral&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Citral (not yet started)">citral</a>. It is widely used in Indonesia, where it is called <i>kemangi</i> and served raw, together with raw <a href="/wiki/Cabbage" title="Cabbage">cabbage</a>, green beans, and <a href="/wiki/Cucumber" title="Cucumber">cucumber</a>, as an accompaniment to fried fish or duck. Its flowers, broken up, are a zesty salad condiment. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Growing_Basil">Growing Basil</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basil&veaction=edit&section=4" title="Change section: Growing Basil" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basil&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section's source code: Growing Basil"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Basil grows well in hot weather. It behaves like an <a href="/wiki/Annual_plant" title="Annual plant">annual</a> if there is any chance of a frost. In Northern Europe, the northern states of the U.S., and the South Island of New Zealand it will grow best if sown under glass in a peat pot. It can be planted out in late spring/early summer, when there is little risk of frost. It fares best in a well-drained sunny spot. </p><p>Although basil will grow best outdoors, it can be grown indoors in a pot. Like most herbs, it will do best on a south-facing windowsill (in the Northern Hemisphere). It should be kept away from extremely cold drafts. It grows best in strong sunlight. A <a href="/wiki/Greenhouse" title="Greenhouse">greenhouse</a> or <a href="/w/index.php?title=Row_cover&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Row cover (not yet started)">cloche</a> is ideal if available. Basil plants can even be grown in a basement, under fluorescent lights. </p><p>If its leaves have wilted from lack of water, it will recover if watered thoroughly and placed in a sunny location. Yellow leaves towards the bottom of the plant are an indication that the plant needs more sunlight or less fertilizer. </p><p>In sunnier climates such as Southern Europe, the southern states of the U.S., the North Island of New Zealand, and Australia, basil will thrive when planted outside. It also thrives over the summertime in the central and northern United States, but dies out when temperatures reach freezing point, to grow again the next year if allowed to go to seed. It will need regular watering, but not as much attention as is needed in other climates. </p><p>Basil can also be propagated very reliably from cuttings in exactly the same manner as "Busy Lizzie" (Impatiens), with the stems of short cuttings suspended for two weeks or so in water until roots develop. </p><p>If a stem successfully produces mature flowers, leaf production slows or stops on any stem which flowers, the stem becomes woody, and essential oil production declines.To prevent this, a basil-grower may pinch off any flower stems before they are fully mature. Because only the blooming stem is so affected, some can be pinched for leaf production, while others are left to bloom for decoration or seeds. </p><p>Once the plant is allowed to flower, it may produce seed pods containing small black seeds. These can be saved and planted the following year. Picking the leaves off the plant helps "promote growth", largely because the plant responds by converting pairs of leaflets next to the topmost leaves into new stems. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Diseases">Diseases</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basil&veaction=edit&section=5" title="Change section: Diseases" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basil&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section's source code: Diseases"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Basil suffers from several plant diseases that can ruin the crop and reduce <a href="/wiki/Yield" title="Yield">yield</a>. <a href="/w/index.php?title=Fusarium_wilt&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fusarium wilt (not yet started)">Fusarium wilt</a> is a soilbourne fungal disease that will quickly kill younger basil plants. <a href="/wiki/Seedling" title="Seedling">Seedlings</a> may also be killed by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Pythium&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pythium (not yet started)">Pythium</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Damping_off&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Damping off (not yet started)">damping off</a>. </p><p>A common <a href="/wiki/Foliage" class="mw-redirect" title="Foliage">foliar</a> disease of basil is <a href="/w/index.php?title=Gray_mold&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gray mold (not yet started)">gray mold</a> caused by <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Botrytis_cinerea&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Botrytis cinerea (not yet started)">Botrytis cinerea</a></i>, can also cause infections post-harvest and is capable of killing the entire plant. <a href="/w/index.php?title=Black_spot&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Black spot (not yet started)">Black spot</a> can also be seen on basil foliage and is caused by the <a href="/wiki/Fungi" class="mw-redirect" title="Fungi">fungi</a> <a href="/wiki/Genus" title="Genus">genus</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Colletotrichum" title="Colletotrichum">Colletotrichum</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Health_issues">Health issues</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basil&veaction=edit&section=6" title="Change section: Health issues" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basil&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section's source code: Health issues"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Basil, like other aromatic plants such as <a href="/wiki/Fennel" title="Fennel">fennel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tarragon" title="Tarragon">tarragon</a>, contains <a href="/w/index.php?title=Estragole&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Estragole (not yet started)">estragole</a>, a known <a href="/wiki/Carcinogen" title="Carcinogen">carcinogen</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Teratogenesis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Teratogenesis (not yet started)">teratogen</a> in rats and mice. While human effects are currently unstudied, the rodent experiments indicate that it would take 100–1000 times the normal anticipated exposure to become a cancer risk. <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cultural_aspects">Cultural aspects</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basil&veaction=edit&section=7" title="Change section: Cultural aspects" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basil&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section's source code: Cultural aspects"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:-2019-07-20_Basil_flowers_(Ocimum_basilicum),_Trimingham_(2).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/-2019-07-20_Basil_flowers_%28Ocimum_basilicum%29%2C_Trimingham_%282%29.JPG/180px--2019-07-20_Basil_flowers_%28Ocimum_basilicum%29%2C_Trimingham_%282%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="180" height="240" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/-2019-07-20_Basil_flowers_%28Ocimum_basilicum%29%2C_Trimingham_%282%29.JPG/270px--2019-07-20_Basil_flowers_%28Ocimum_basilicum%29%2C_Trimingham_%282%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/-2019-07-20_Basil_flowers_%28Ocimum_basilicum%29%2C_Trimingham_%282%29.JPG/360px--2019-07-20_Basil_flowers_%28Ocimum_basilicum%29%2C_Trimingham_%282%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3864" data-file-height="5152" /></a><figcaption>Flowers of a basil plant (Ocimum basilicum) in a greenhouse within the village of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimingham" class="extiw" title="en:Trimingham">Trimingham</a>, Norfolk, United Kingdom.</figcaption></figure> <p>There are many rituals and beliefs associated with basil. The French call basil "<i>herbe royale</i>". Jewish folklore suggests it adds strength while fasting. It is a symbol of love in present-day <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>, but represented hatred in ancient <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a>, and European lore sometimes claims that basil is a symbol of <a href="/wiki/Satan" title="Satan">Satan</a>. African legend claims that basil protects against <a href="/wiki/Scorpion" title="Scorpion">scorpions</a>, while the English botanist <a href="/w/index.php?title=Nicholas_Culpeper&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nicholas Culpeper (not yet started)">Culpeper</a> cites one "Hilarius, a French physician" as affirming it as common knowledge that smelling basil too much would breed scorpions in the brain. </p><p>Holy Basil, also called '<a href="/w/index.php?title=Tulsi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tulsi (not yet started)">Tulsi</a>', is highly revered in <a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a> and also has religious significance in the Greek Orthodox Church, where it is used to prepare holy water. It is said to have been found around Christ's tomb after his resurrection. The Serbian <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church" title="Eastern Orthodox Church">Orthodox Church</a>, Macedonian Orthodox Church and <a href="/wiki/Romanian_Orthodox_Church" title="Romanian Orthodox Church">Romanian Orthodox Church</a> use basil (<a href="/wiki/Macedonian_language" title="Macedonian language">Macedonian</a>: <i>босилек</i>; <a href="/wiki/Romanian_language" title="Romanian language">Romanian</a>: <i>busuioc</i>, <a href="/wiki/Serbian_language" title="Serbian language">Serbian</a>: <i>босиљак</i>) to prepare holy water and pots of basil are often placed below church altars. </p><p>In Europe, they place basil in the hands of the dead to ensure a safe journey. In India, they place it in the mouth of the dying to ensure they reach God. The ancient Egyptians and ancient Greeks believed that it would open the gates of heaven for a person passing on. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Giovanni_Boccaccio" title="Giovanni Boccaccio">Boccaccio</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Decameron" title="Decameron">Decameron</a></i> a memorably morbid tale (novella V) tells of Lisabetta, whose brothers slay her lover. He appears to her in a dream and shows her where he is buried. She secretly disinters the head, and sets it in a pot of basil, which she waters with her daily tears. The pot being taken from her by her brothers, she dies of her grief not long after. Boccaccio's tale is the source of <a href="/wiki/John_Keats" title="John Keats">John Keats</a>' poem <i>Isabella or The Pot of Basil</i>. A similar story is told of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Longobards&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Longobards (not yet started)">Longobard</a> queen <a href="/w/index.php?title=Rosalind&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rosalind (not yet started)">Rosalind</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basil&veaction=edit&section=8" title="Change section: References" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basil&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section's source code: References"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9724332">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFEMEA2004" class="citation web cs1">EMEA (2004-03-03). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081217194433/http://www.emea.europa.eu/pdfs/human/hmpwp/033803en.pdf">"Position Paper on the use of HMP containing estragole"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. p. 5. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-11-17</span></span>. <q>In particular, rodent studies show that these events are minimal probably in the dose range of 1-10 mg/kg body weight, which is approximately 100-1000 times the anticipated human exposure to this substance</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Position+Paper+on+the+use+of+HMP+containing+estragole&rft.pages=5&rft.date=2004-03-03&rft.au=EMEA&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emea.europa.eu%2Fpdfs%2Fhuman%2Fhmpwp%2F033803en.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3ABasil" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.apsnet.org/pd/PDFS/1997/1120-05F.PDF">Diseases of Basil and Their Management</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070929121038/http://www.apsnet.org/pd/PDFS/1997/1120-05F.PDF">Archived</a> 2007-09-29 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" 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title="Houttuynia (not yet started)">Houttuynia cordata (<i>giấp cá</i>)</a> •</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"> <a href="/wiki/Hyssop" title="Hyssop">Hyssop</a> •</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"> <a href="/wiki/Lavender" title="Lavender">Lavender</a> •</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"> <a href="/wiki/Lemon_balm" title="Lemon balm">Lemon balm</a> •</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"> <a href="/wiki/Cymbopogon" title="Cymbopogon">Lemon grass</a> •</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"> <a href="/wiki/Lemon_verbena" title="Lemon verbena">Lemon verbena</a> •</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Limnophila_aromatica&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Limnophila aromatica (not yet started)">Limnophila aromatica (rice paddy herb)</a> •</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"> <a href="/wiki/Lovage" title="Lovage">Lovage</a> •</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"> <a href="/wiki/Marjoram" 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green & white)</a> •</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"> <a href="/wiki/Long_pepper" title="Long pepper">Pepper, long</a> •</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Schinus_terebinthifolius&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Schinus terebinthifolius (not yet started)">Pepper, Brazilian</a> •</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Schinus_molle&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Schinus molle (not yet started)">Pepper, Peruvian</a> •</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"> <a href="/wiki/Pomegranate" title="Pomegranate">Pomegranate seed (<i>anardana</i>)</a> •</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"> <a href="/wiki/Poppy" title="Poppy">Poppy seed</a> •</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"> <a href="/wiki/Saffron" title="Saffron">Saffron</a> •</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"> <a href="/wiki/Sarsaparilla" title="Sarsaparilla">Sarsaparilla</a> •</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"> <a 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