The African basil also is known as scent leaf and is a popular medicinal plant in Nigeria. It is called Efirin in Yoruba, Daidoya in Hausa, and Nchanwu in Igbo. This plant is usually home-grown and easy to come by.

So it is a popular medicinal plant for making home remedies. These are some of its uses.

Uses

One of its most common use is as a home remedy for diarrhea, dysentery, stomach ache, and vomiting.

It is also used to make a home remedy for relieving colon pains and earache.

Scent leaf is also used for preventing and treating cold and catarrh, cough, fever, and malaria.

Another use of scent leaf is for aiding digestion and relief bloating.

Squeezed scent leaf can also be applied to the skin to treat ringworm and some other skin diseases.

Scent leaf is also used to make traditional medicine for treatment of oral infections. Also, for treating fungal infections.

Some people also chew the stick of scent leaf for cleaning of the mouth and teeth (local chewing stick.)

Scent leaf or African Basil is also used for cooking because of its aromatic taste.

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