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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Neurodepressant | 1 | 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. |
| Neuroexcitant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Neurogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neuroinhibitor | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Neuropathogenic | 1 | 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. |
| Neuroprotective | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotoxic | 4 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Neurotransmitter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Genic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Scavenger | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Synthase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nociceptive | 1 | 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. |
| Nodulation-Signal | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Occuloirritant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 6 | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Osteolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Oviposition-Stimulant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |