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Under what circumstances is basil poisonous?
The relationship of people to basil has been divided for thousands of years. While in the country of origin India, the herb plant is still revered as sacred, it has been repeatedly accused in the course of its history of a health hazard.
Recent research has shown that kohl weed causes a carcinogenic effect on mice from a certain dose. The Federal Office for Risk Assessment therefore recommends preventively:
It is, to be sure, a mere precautionary measure, lacking scientific evidence of its effect on human physiology. If the values from animal research are extrapolated to a human, the toxic dose begins with 20 leaves of basil per day. For hobby gardeners is thus all-clear, because against an extension in the garden and on the balcony is nothing wrong.
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