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OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote in newsmpomelet-
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> In article . 170>,
> Amarantha > wrote:
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> fresh Basil:
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>> > It's also supposed to have a mild tranquilizing effect...
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>> Wow, I hadn't heard that. I shall have to see if I get drowsy the next
>> time I have it :P
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>> K
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> I read it in one of the many Herbal books I've perused..... ;-)
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> I've found if I eat enough it it, it has a calming effect but that might
> be from the endorphins released from the sheer bliss of the flavor. <G>


I have always thought that the buds of really fresh basil smelt reminiscent
of mull (um, or so I've heard ), so maybe they're related in some way.

K
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