Have a nice day!
Today, early in the morning, I went outside. The front view of the garden looks so boring without having life like before. Our old plants were uprooted for changing the kind of soil on it. We removed the old soil and bought a new one. It had been filled again but the season today is not yet in favor of planting. It's too hot and we are still waiting for the good season to plant a new one.
Last month, I decided to plant basil in the garden just to have something green. I managed to water them morning and afternoon. The growth is so weak but I didn't lose my hope. It gives me a better day when I visit them.
I have three kinds of basil plants. People here in Saudi Arabia just use it for the fragrance inside their house. They never know the benefits to our health. Even me has no idea about it until I joined steemit. Then I asked the old people about it.
Holy Basil
This is a kind of basil I knew in my country Philippines. I only used it for cooking chicken meat. I'm not sure if it is really the Holy basil. I have a coincidence with the google picture. Please correct me if I am wrong. We usually used it in cooking native chicken soup paired when moringa and lemongrass.
It could be best for grilling whole chicken. Just clean the chicken, salt it according to your taste. Put a lot of basil leaves inside the belly of the chicken with lemongrass. There's no need for any spices. Then grilled it. Try it and tell me what you could say about it
Lemon Basil
This is the favorite of the Saudi people. Every time we have a visitor, they picked it and put on the table. When the visitor will go home, they picked and bring it home.
Cinnamon Basil
This is my choice. I love the scent of its fragrance. I love putting it in my room. It eliminates the odor around and changes with its fragrance. I always put it during bedtime together with the aloe vera plant.
Again, I'm not sure the specific name, please correct me if I am wrong. What I can be sure of that these all belong to the basil plants.
Information from the Internet
Basil leaves are used in a variety of culinary preparations. In addition to the flavor, the culinary herb is said to preserve and enhance the properties of the food. From a healthy gut to stronger immunity, the benefits of basil leaves are quite a lot.
My own information from my grandparent
They told me that basil.leaves is good for a stomach disorder. It also helps when we have ulcers. The procedure is just simple by eating it raw. We could also use it mix with salad. But the most effective use is to eat the leaves after washing it. Just chew enough amount for the day and repeat the procedure on the next day for just one week.
Maybe, using herbs has no overdose but we have to be aware and search for the best use. Sometimes, too much is not good anymore.
This is my #wednesdaywalk for 
Adding pleasure for my day
Presenting #catofhives that could make me smile every day for 
My cats are my happiness and stress relievers. It adds beauty to the garden most especially when the plants are there. They love playing around and make me smile while watching them.
Life is what we make it. Just keep on learning with the people and the environment. That's what I do every day.
Thank you!
Gif credit to gremayo.
