{"id":3041,"date":"2016-04-10T13:04:03","date_gmt":"2016-04-10T11:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greco.com.gr\/en\/?post_type=product&#038;p=3041"},"modified":"2017-07-28T20:07:03","modified_gmt":"2017-07-28T18:07:03","slug":"greek-basil","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/greco.com.gr\/en\/shop\/aromatic-herbs-and-spices\/spices\/greek-basil\/","title":{"rendered":"Greek Basil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Greek basil<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>Ocimun basilicum var. minimum<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/greco.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/filo2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3356\" src=\"https:\/\/greco.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/filo2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"13\" height=\"17\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Name &#8211; History &#8211; Mythology\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/greco.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/filo.jpg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/>The name of basil originates from the Greek word \u201dbasileus\u201d- king.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/greco.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/filo.jpg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/>According to historians, the Romas and the Greeks before them (Alexander the Great) imported basil from the tropical regions of Asia.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/greco.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/filo.jpg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/>Theophrastus and Pedanios Dioscorides\u00a0 often refer to basil in their writings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/greco.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/filo.jpg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/>Basil is a wonderful, aromatic plant especially appreciated in Mediterranean quisine. It has always been present in the gardens and balconies of Greek cities and villages.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/greco.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/filo.jpg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/>Greek basil has smaller leaves and a milder aroma than its Asian counterpart.<\/p>\n<p><b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/greco.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/filo2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3356\" src=\"https:\/\/greco.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/filo2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"13\" height=\"17\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Properties \u2013 Use:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/greco.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/filo.jpg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/>Basil enhances digestion and helps absorb nutrients from from food.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/greco.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/filo.jpg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/>It prevents stomach cramps and enhances the secretion of stomach acids.<\/p>\n<p><b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/greco.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/filo2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3356\" src=\"https:\/\/greco.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/filo2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"13\" height=\"17\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Suggestions:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/greco.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/filo.jpg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/>Unknown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Greek Basil<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>Ocimun basilicum var. minimum<\/i><\/p>\n<p>We invite you to experience the wonderful aroma and flavor of the Greek organic basil.<\/p>\n<p>The Agioritikos, Mediterranean or Greek basil, as it is often called, has smaller leaves in comparison to other kinds of basil in Asia, but also it has a unique delicate aroma.<\/p>\n<p>We have picked the aromatic leaves and flowers of the Greek organic basil so that you can also enjoy it as a beverage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2754,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[93,270,95,261],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3041","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-aromatic-herbs-and-spices","7":"product_cat-herbs-beverages","8":"product_cat-popular-products","9":"product_cat-spices","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"taxable","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/greco.com.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/3041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/greco.com.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/greco.com.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greco.com.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/greco.com.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greco.com.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=3041"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greco.com.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=3041"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greco.com.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=3041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}