The basil plant has been used by humans for a very long time and has accumulated a host of fascinating folklore stories. It is also deeply significant in the Hindu religion.

Basil is reputed to have been cultivated Iran and India and Asian countries  for more than 5000 years.  It is one of the most commonly used herbs worldwide and over the centuries more than 60 different basils have evolved.

Legend has it that Alexander the Great brought it to Greece in the third century BCE (BC)

It is mentioned in a very famous book  by Dioscorides called De Materia Medica (Latin for Regarding Medical Matters). Written in the first century BCE, this is the earliest modern pharmacopeia and one of the most influential books about herbs that has ever been written.

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