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Basil Juice
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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
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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