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CAN BASIL MAKE YOU BAD?...WELL, I HOPE SO...LETS TAKE A SHOT AT IT....
What's in this stuff? BASIL is a flowering herb, either sweet or wild promoted to possess mystical valences, and highly thought of during the Middle Ages. Actually, Basil is said to have grown out of an unfulfilled love.
As the tale goes, a young and beautiful girl passes, leaving behind her desperate lover, who attended her grave site each and every day and shed many tears. After a while, delicate flowers grew on that spot. The boy's ever flowing tears would water the flowers, until it blossomed and a wonderful magical perfume emerged from it.
This delicate and sensual aroma has made the Basil plant a dominant source of stimulation and of sexuality to this day.
Legend has it, that wives who wished to "cure" their husband of infidelity would perform a ritual in which they would powder their upper parts (their breasts) of their body with basil, thus rendering their spouse powerless to roam.... Geeeze... Really?.... Basil?
There are very few herbs (I should hope so!) so clearly associated with SEX.....gulp!
In the true Mediterranean tradition, Basil was and is an important ingredient in the erotic rituals. Arabian writers of the time mention it as a highly important aphrodisiac herb, as it enhances erotic passion, especially in the case of women.... Ah ha.... EUREKA   Its beneficial effects on women notwithstanding, these attributes are not so easily detectable in the case of men,... HUH? Let me get this straight, she's hot but the guy is not? Not a chance... developing
If Basil has these powers, what would happen if we mixed it with other highly touted elixirs.... like Tomatoes...

Passionate Pasta with Sensual Seafood
The taste and texture of tender shrimp, tangled in ribbons of fresh Basil, swimming in a thick red sauce, could seduce any heavy breathing adult. {{{{{{ OOOH YES }}}}}}}

3 oz.    Butter
4 tbls   Pure olive oil, extra virgin is expectable, (virgin anything, is vastly overrated)
1 tbls   Dry parsley
1/2 tsp Garlic powder
2-3 ea Med. cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 /2 lb Small shrimp, cleaned and shelled
1 tbls   Dry oregano
4 oz     Fresh basil, tightly rolled and sliced into thin ribbons
8 oz     Angel hair pasta
Freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
1) Heat in large frying pan, butter and oil.
2) Add parsley, garlic powder and simmer.
3) Incorporate the sliced garlic, and sauté until soft, just a minute or two.
4) Prepare pasta according to package directions
5) Carefully add shrimp, and slowly sauté another 3 minutes (do not overcook)
6) Sprinkle dry oregano over shrimp and stirring slowly.
7) Drain and replace pasta back into pot, and add shrimp preparation, tossing gently to coat and incorporate.
Put into a pre warmed serving bowl, sprinkle with cheese, and serve hot....
Enjoy
Chef Carlo Morelli, SOUP, SEX, and the SINGLE MAN, http://www.CookingWithCarlo.com