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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ovulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Oxidant | 2 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |
| Ozone-Scavenger | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P21-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-2B1-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-Inducer | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-Inhibitor | 1 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| PAF-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Paralytic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Pediculicide | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Percutaneostimulant | 1 | Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. |
| Perfume | 2 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Perfumery | 47 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Peristaltic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | 75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PGE2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Pheromonal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pheromone | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phospholipase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |