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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TYROSINE | 8 | Leaf | not available | 4320.0 | -1.02 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| UNDECYLALDEHYDE | 0 | Plant | not available | 0.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| URSOLIC-ACID | 89 | Flower | not available | 1740.0 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| URSOLIC-ACID | 89 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| URSOLIC-ACID | 89 | Sprout Seedling | not available | 63.0 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| URSOLIC-ACID | 89 | Stem | not available | 845.0 | 0.79 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| URSOLIC-ACID-II | 0 | Flower | not available | 1274.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| URSOLIC-ACID-II | 0 | Leaf | 413.0 | 1144.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| URSOLIC-ACID-II | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | 63.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| URSOLIC-ACID-II | 0 | Stem | not available | 106.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERIC-ACID | 9 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALINE | 3 | Leaf | not available | 7170.0 | -1.55 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| VANILLIC-ACID-4-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VICENIN-2 | 12 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Leaf | 771000.0 | 865000.0 | 0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| XANTHOMICROL | 3 | Leaf | not available | 350.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| XI-BULGARENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| XYLOSE | 3 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar. |
| ZINC | 77 | Leaf | 5.0 | 6.0 | -0.49 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antirheumatalgic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antirheumatic | 8 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antirhinitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirhinoviral | 1 | Denyer, C.V., Jackson, P., Loakes, D.M., Ellis, M.R., and Yound, D.A.B. Isolation of Antirhinoviral Sesquiterpenes From Ginger (Zingiber officinale). Journal of Natural Products, 57(5): 658-662, 1994. |
| Antisalmonella | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisarcomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiscoliotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiscorbutic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiscotomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseborrheic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisecretory | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 35 | Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) |
| Antiserotonin | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antishingles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antishock | 3 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antisickling | 1 | Ekeke, G.I. and Shode, F.O. 1988. Phenylalanine is the Predominant Antisickling Agent in Cajanus cajan Seed Extract. Planta Medica 56(1): 41, 1990. |
| Antisinusitic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antispare-Tire | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antispasmodic | 38 | Fitoterapia No.59-1984. |
| Antispasmophilic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |