L. C. Morais

Transatlantic and Ancestral Routes and the Pharmacological and Biological Potential of Ocimum basilicum L.: A Review

M. M. A. Pereira, L. C. Morais, J. M. Q. Luz, M. Pasqual & J. Dória · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2020

Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) is not endemic in Brazil; however, it is a symbolic plant for traditional peoples and was present in ancestral cultural resistance. Several species were introduced to Brazil through the slave trade on the Africa-Brazil transatlantic route. In addition,...