'Carrying a sprig of basil (Ocimum basilicum) keeps gnats away, as does eating basil, as it comes out in the sweat and insects don't like the smell. Basil has been traditionally used to keep away mosquitoes as well.' Glamorgan, 2003
Cures featured in this exhibition and on the website should be used only with advice from a qualified medical herbalist.
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