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Plant Ocimum sanctum (Lamiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Holy Basil, Tulsi
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 ALDEHYDES Leaf 900.0 1750.0 0.07 *
0 ALKALOIDS Leaf -- -- -- ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
0 ANTISTAPHYLOCOAGULASE Seed -- -- -- ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Leaf -- 830.0 -0.37 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
0 ASH Seed -- 2000.0 -1.38 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
53 BETA-CAROTENE Leaf -- 25.0 -1.03 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
47 BETA-SITOSTEROL Seed -- -- -- ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
37 CARVACROL Leaf 180.0 210.0 -0.26 Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
0 CINEOLE Leaf -- -- -- Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
0 EO Leaf 6000.0 7000.0 -0.40 *
76 EUGENOL Leaf 4200.0 4970.0 -0.23 Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
5 EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER Leaf 1200.0 1400.0 -0.07 Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
0 FAT Seed -- 155000.0 -0.58 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
0 GLYCOSIDES Leaf -- -- -- ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
0 HEXOURONIC-ACID Seed -- 272000.0 -- ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
0 LINALOL Leaf -- -- -- Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
27 LINOLEIC-ACID Seed -- 102455.0 -0.04 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
0 LINOLENIC-ACID Seed -- 24355.0 -0.15 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
6 METHYL-CHAVICOL Leaf -- -- -- Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
3 MUCILAGE Seed -- -- -- ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.