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Common Names
Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | 2300.0 | 13900.0 | -1.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CEDRENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| BETA-CUBEBENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CUBEBENE | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 3700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CYMENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 3600.0 | 1.00 | Hussain, R.A., et. al. 1990. Sweetening Agents of Plant Origin: Phenylpropanoid Constituents of Seven Sweet-Tasting Plants. Econ. Bot. 44 2: 174-182. Program Collab. Res. Pharm. Sci. Coll. Pharmacy Univ. Illinois at Chicago IL 60680, USA. |
| BETA-CYMENE | 0 | Plant | 5.0 | 36.0 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| BETA-DAMASCENONE | 3 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 1700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Essential Oil | not available | 16100.0 | -0.91 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Plant | not available | 12.0 | -0.43 | Die Nahrung. Pino, J., Rosado, A., Goire, I., Roncal, E., and Garcia, I. 1993. Analysis of the Essential Oil from Cuban Basil. Die Nahrung 37:(5): 501-504. |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Shoot Essent. Oil | 4900.0 | 81600.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-EUDESMOL | 13 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 3000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-IONONE | 13 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 1600.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-MYRCENE | 2 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-MYRCENE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Plant | 1.0 | 435.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Essential Oil | 5500.0 | 16000.0 | -0.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 7300.0 | 2000.0 | -0.93 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Plant | 3.0 | 160.0 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Shoot Essent. Oil | 8200.0 | 9300.0 | 1.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ancylostomicide | 1 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
| Androgenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 14 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ankylostomacide | 1 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
| Anorexic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anthelmintic | 5 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiacetylcholine | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Antiacetylcholinesterase | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacid | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacne | 11 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Antiacrocyanotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiADD | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |