basil essential oil

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  1. gardener42

    gardener42 New Seed

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    Does anyone have experience/recipe for making essential oil from basil?
    John
     
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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    I found this website that may be of some use to you Gardener42.

    http://www.frontiercoop.com/auracacia/a ... basil.html

    All I really know, personally, is that the parts of the basil plant you use to make essential oil are the leaves and flowering tops and that to extract the oil you have to use steam distillation.
     
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    gardener42 New Seed

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    Thanks for the link. I'm going to give it a try. I''ll let you know how it turns out.
    Thanks again!
    John
     

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