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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DELTA-CADINENE | 18 | Plant | not available | 5.0 | -0.53 | 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. |
| DELTA-CADINENE | 9 | Shoot Essent. Oil | 2600.0 | 66600.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-GUAIENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEMOL | 2 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Plant | not available | 2500.0 | -0.55 | 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. |
| EO | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERIODICTYOL | 10 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERIODICTYOL-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERIODICTYOL-7-O-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Plantes Medicinales et Phytotherapie, 24: 193. |
| ESCULETIN | 30 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Plantes Medicinales et Phytotherapie, 24: 193. |
| ESCULIN | 29 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESTRAGOLE | 12 | Essential Oil | 300.0 | 872100.0 | 0.72 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESTRAGOLE | 12 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESTRAGOLE | 12 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESTRAGOLE | 12 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 7500.0 | 900000.0 | 1.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESTRAGOLE | 12 | Plant | 35.0 | 9000.0 | -0.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESTRAGOLE | 12 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Essential Oil | 300.0 | 857500.0 | 1.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Leaf | 14.0 | 8575.0 | 0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 51200.0 | 270000.0 | -0.31 | 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 * |