Basil is one that readily self-sows in our garden and Ocimum basilicum (sweet basil) is an absolute favourite with its large, emerald-green leaves.

For sprinkling, he uses a small twig of ngeraseh (basil, Ocimum basilicum L.

The effects of doses of 200 and 400 mg/kg body weight of hydroalcoholic extract (80% ethanol, 20% water) of the fresh leaves of Ocimum basilicum on xenobiotic metabolizing Phase I and Phase II enzymes, antioxidant enzymes, Glutathione content, Lactate dehydrogenase and lipid peroxidation in the liver of 8-9 weeks old Swiss albino mice were examined.