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Scent leaves is used as vegetable all over the world it is unique because of it aroma and medicinal value. sweet basil belong to the family of lamiaceae, basil comes from the word basilus meaning king as it is believed to have grown above the spot where saint Constantine and Helen discovered the holy cross .it is used as worm expeller in Africa, it has positive anti spasmodic and anti bacterial properties when squeezed in water the juice help to stop vomiting, abdominal pain, expel worm, cleans the bowel. When squeezed with bitter leaves the juice help to reduce blood sugar when squeezed with palm kernel oil and rubbed on baby’s face help to stop convulsion
