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Dosages (Holy Basil) — 2 g dried powder herb decoction 2–3 ×/day (AKT); 500–1000 mg (4:1)
concentrated herb powder extract 2–3 ×/day (AKT). 1–2 tsp herb/cup water 2–3 ×/day; 0.5–1 tsp
herb tincture up to 3 ×/day (APA, based on Ocimum basilicum).Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Holy Basil) — Class 2b, 2c, 2d. Not recom-
mended for infants or over a long period. AHP evaluating Ocimum basilicum (1997). As the source
of eugenol, perhaps second only to some varieties of clove (up to 20% eugenol), and cinnamon
(to 3.8%), and allspice (to 3.6% eugenol), basil and holy basil are spices source of eugenol, which
has all sorts of biological activities.HOMALOMENA (Homalomena spp.) +Activities (Homalomena) — Antiseptic (f; CRC); Expectorant (f; CRC); Hallucinogen (f; CRC);
Intoxicant (f; CRC); Narcotic (f; CRC); Stimulant (f; CRC).Indications (Homalomena) — Childbirth (f; CRC); Colic (f; CRC); Cough (f; CRC); Dermatosis
(f; CRC); Diarrhea (f; CRC); Enterosis (f; CRC); Fever (f; CRC); Foot (f; CRC); Gastrosis (f;
CRC); Hoarseness (f; CRC); Lumbago (f; CRC); Miscarriage (f; CRC); Numbness (f; CRC);
Rheumatism (f; CRC); Sore (f; CRC); Wound (f; CRC).HONEY HERB (Phyla scaberrima (Juss. ex Pers.) Moldenke) ++Synonyms: Lippia dulcis Trevir., Zapania scaberrima Juss. ex Pers.Activities (Honey Herb) — Antitussive (f; JFM); Demulcent (f; JFM); Diuretic (f; JFM); Expec-
torant (2; AAB; JFM); Sedative (f; JFM); Stimulant (f; JFM); Stomachic (f; JFM); Tonic (f; JFM).Indications (Honey Herb) — Asthma (f; JFM); Bronchosis (2; AAB); Catarrh (f; JFM); Cold (f;
JFM); Colic (f; JFM); Cough (1; AAB); Enterosis (f; JFM); Gastrosis (f; JFM); Insomnia (f; JFM);
Nervousness (f; JFM); Toothache (f; AAB); Water Retention (f; JFM).Dosages (Honey Herb) — 100 g herb decocted for asthma (JFM); boil a handful fresh herb and
1 cup sugar in 1 quart water for hacking cough (AAB); chew flower for toothache.