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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (-)-CEDRENOL | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-LINALOOL | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 20000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-LINALOOL | 0 | Plant | 30.0 | 300.0 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| (3)-BETA-FARNESENE | 0 | Plant | not available | 7.0 | not available | 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. |
| (E)-ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE | 0 | Plant | not available | 75.0 | not available | 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. |
| (E)-ALPHA-BERGAMOTTENE | 0 | Plant | not available | 75.0 | not available | 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. |
| (E)-BETA-FARNESENE | 0 | Plant | not available | 7.0 | -0.72 | 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. |
| (E)-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Plant | 1.0 | 435.0 | 2.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| (Z)-BETA-FARNESENE | 0 | Plant | not available | 16.0 | 0.95 | 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. |
| 1,8-CINEOL | 0 | Essential Oil | 33700.0 | 77600.0 | -0.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOL | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOL | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 5000.0 | 100000.0 | -0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOL | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 54400.0 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 134 | Plant | not available | 135.0 | -0.52 | 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. |
| 1-EPI-BICYCLOSESQUIPHELLANDRENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-EPI-BICYCLOSESQUIPHELLANDRENE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-EPI-BICYCLOSESQUIPHELLANDRENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 1-OCTEN-3-OL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-EPI-ALPHA-CEDRENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihyperkinetic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihyperleptinemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperlipidemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperthyroid | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypoglycemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihysteric | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiichythyotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiimplantation | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiimpotence | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinfective | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinfertility | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 44 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiinsomniac | 5 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiinsomnic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiintegrase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiischemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeratitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |