Alias: Nine-story Pagoda, Vanilla, Dwarf Bran, Linglingxiang and Guangming Zi.

Raw basil is very common in western food, especially with tomatoes; The nine-story pagoda in Chaozhou cuisine is millet, which belongs to the genus Ocimum L. of Labiatae. Its flowers are in the shape of multi-story pagodas, so it is called "nine-story pagoda", which comes from a huge basil family. Because its leaves, stems and flowers have a strong fennel flavor, it is also called basil. The whole grass has the effects of expelling wind, relieving exterior syndrome, neutralizing dampness, promoting qi and blood circulation, detoxifying and reducing swelling. In recent years, it has developed rapidly and has been planted all over China, especially in the south and coastal areas.