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Basil Juice

Traditionally Used For

Appetite Stimulant Headaches
Stomach  

A Good Source Of

Magnesium Potassium Vitamin A
Chlorophyll    

Freshness Test

Basil can be bought from your local grocery store, usually in plastic contains to keep the Basil fresh. But you can also grow Basil yourself.


Important

Due to the fact that Basil is a green juice, you will find it beneficial to have no more than about ¼ of your juice consisting of green juice.


General

I enjoy adding a few leaves of fresh Basil every now and then to my juice. I like to wrap the Basil leaves in another leaf to help the juicer extract the juice more easily.


Chinese Herbal Information

Properties:

Energy: warm
5 Elements: metal
5 Flavors: spicy

General Information:

Nothing to report.

Cautions & Suggestions:

Nothing to report.

Benefits:

Blood Circulation Diarrhea
Indigestion Lungs
Large Intestine Menstruation
Spleen Stomach

Picture of Basil Leaves

picture of basil leaves

Photo by Paul Goyette.

Basil — Nutritional Analysis

Nutrient Units Value per 100 grams
Proximates
Water
g
90.96
Energy
kcal
27
Energy
kj
113
Protein
g
2.54
Total lipid (fat)
g
0.61
Ash
g
1.55
Carbohydrate, by difference
g
4.34
Fiber, total dietary
g
3.9
Minerals
Calcium, Ca
mg
154
Iron, Fe
mg
3.17
Magnesium, Mg
mg
81
Phosphorus, P
mg
69
Potassium, K
mg
462
Sodium, Na
mg
4
Zinc, Zn
mg
0.85
Copper, Cu
mg
0.290
Manganese, Mn
mg
1.446
Selenium, Se
mcg
0.3
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
mg
18.0
Thiamin
mg
0.026
Riboflavin
mg
0.073
Niacin
mg
0.925
Pantothenic acid
mg
0.238
Vitamin B-6
mg
0.129
Folate, total
mcg
64
Folic acid
mcg
0
Folate, food
mcg
64
Folate, DFE
mcg_DFE
64
Vitamin B-12
mcg
0.00
Vitamin A, IU
IU
3864
Retinol
mcg
0
Vitamin A, RAE
mcg_RAE
193
Vitamin E
mg_ATE
0.260
Amino Acids
Tryptophan
g
0.039
Threonine
g
0.104
Isoleucine
g
0.104
Leucine
g
0.191
Lysine
g
0.110
Methionine
g
0.036
Cystine
g
0.028
Phenylalanine
g
0.130
Tyrosine
g
0.077
Valine
g
0.127
Arginine
g
0.117
Histidine
g
0.051
Alanine
g
0.132
Aspartic acid
g
0.301
Glutamic acid
g
0.277
Glycine
g
0.122
Proline
g
0.104
Serine
g
0.099

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