Ann wrote:
Nick Cramer expounded:

Holy Basil is a well known aromatic, short lived perennial herb or small
shrub, often grown as an annual. The foliage is green or purple,
strongly scented. Leaves have petioles, and are ovate, up to 5cm (2")
long, usually somewhat toothed. Flowers are white, tinged purple, borne
in racemes.

Its aroma is distinctively different from its close cousin, the Thai
Basil which is sometimes wrongly called Holy Basil, in shops and on the
internet, but they can be distinguished by their aroma and flavour. Holy
Basil is slightly hairy, whereas Thai Basil is smooth and hairless; Holy
Basil does not have the strong aniseed or licorice smell of Thai Basil,
and Holy Basil has a spicy flavor sometimes compared to cloves.

This sounds like what we call Sacred Basil. I absolutely cannot
resist the scent of this plant. I love to run my fingers through it,
the scent lingers for hours.

The common Indian species of basil, Ocimum sanctum.

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