Basil root Ocimum basilicum L.

Disperse wind and release the exterior, resolve dampness and harmonize the middle, move qi and activate blood, detoxify and reduce swelling

Common cold headache, summer-heat fever, cough, nasal congestion, corneal opacity, toothache, halitosis, food distention with qi stagnation, indigestible food accumulation, distending pain, vomiting, diarrhea and dysentery, low back pain, seminal emission, irregular menstruation, infertility, yellow sweat, epigastric and abdominal pain, traumatic injury, snake and insect bites, eczema and swollen sores, skin itching, and skin pain.