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Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Part of the mint family, Basil is a beneficial herb that is commonly used in cooking. Basil adds a fresh, herbal flavour to meats, pastas, and entrée dishes. Cooked in or added as a garnish, Basil is sure to liven up your dish.
Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Primary Benefits
- A versatile flavouring component widely used across the world in a variety of dishes.
- Incredibly pungent fragrance and flavour when used in cooking, allowing the user to make a little go a long way.
- Herbaceous flavour ideal for soups, salads and seasoning for savoury recipes.
Cooking with Basil Essential Oil
Uses
- Add to your favourite Italian dishes for a refreshing, herbal taste.
- Where a savoury dish requires dry basil, swap the herb for Basil essential oil for more flavour
- Use Basil oil in salads, soups, and to season meats or savoury dishes with an earthy, herby flavour.
- Add a drop of Basil oil into vinaigrettes and sauces; drizzle over freshly baked bread or to complete an entrée.
Directions for Use
Cautions
Only use diluted. Take no more than one drop per day. Keep out of reach of children. Keep out of eyes and mucosa.
Basil
Complete Essentials
This Kit Contains+
5 ml bottles of Lavender, Lemon, Peppermint, Melaleuca, Oregano, Frankincense, Deep Blue™, doTERRA Breathe™, ZenGest™, and doTERRA On Guard™
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Sourcing
Why Egypt?
Basil can grow wild in both tropical and subtropical regions. There are over 150 varieties of basil grown around the world, but our Basil essential oil is distilled from the sweet basil plant found in Egypt.
How Does it Work?
Basil is a perennial plant and part of the mint family. The plant can grow to be 1 to 4 feet (30-130 cm) high. Basil leaves branch from a single stem that also produces clusters of white flowers at its tip. The essential oil is steam distilled from the leaves, which grow between 1 to 4 inches long (3-11 cm). It takes about 6.5 pounds of basil leaves to produce a 15 ml bottle of essential oil.
doTERRA Sourcing Principles
Alongside doTERRA’s efforts to source the highest quality essential oils, there is also a commitment to make a positive difference in the lives of farmers, harvesters, distillers, and their communities. doTERRA's mutually beneficial sourcing principles are a key element of the company's mission and core values. Some are as follows:
- Generating Jobs Reducing poverty by creating and sustaining jobs.
- Fair, On-Time Payments Consistent, fair payments to producers, including prepayments.
- Building Supplier Capacity Supporting farmers, producers and distillers through training and financial support.
- Sustaining Long-term Partnerships Multi-year contracts with growers and distillers based on solidarity and respect. "
What's in your bottle?
You will find your Quality ID on the bottom of doTERRA single essential oil bottles purchased after May 2016. The Quality ID will contain a series of six or seven numbers and one letter.
Wellness is in the Air
Basil Ocimum basilicum
Learn More
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