Holy Basil
by Jean Pacheco Ravinski
Title
Holy Basil
Artist
Jean Pacheco Ravinski
Medium
Painting - Painting With Pixels
Description
Holy Basil with Tilo growing in the foreground. As seen at Mounts Botanical Gardens, West Palm Beach, Florida. I'm dedicating this painting to our Plymouth Garden Club member Betty Hathaway for introducing me to Holy Basil and to bringing back our kidnapped Nigerian girls!
Holy Basil...Ocimum tenuiflorum (santum). Aromatic leaves and oil used in Hindu worship, medicine and herbal tea. 'Elixir of life' to promote longevity, petals in water help raise dying souls to heaven. Plant part necklaces worn for protection.
Tilo...Justicia pectoralis (v.stenophylla) Used in psychoactive snuff, epena, to improve smell. Brazilian wajacas use 'mashi-hiri' form in shamanic rituals. Medicinal extract possesses anti-inflammatory benefits. Nice relaxing tea.
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May 9th, 2014
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