The health benefits of basil leaves have been leveraged for centuries. Basil a much-revered plant in India and is a favored home remedy—and a tasty one—for a number of ailments. At the first sign of a cold, my grandmother used to make a concoction of tulsi/basil leaves steeped in water to offer tremendous relief and keep a sore throat from becoming a full-blown infection. But the versatile basil has far…
