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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIS-LINALOOL-OXIDE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-OCIMENE | 3 | Plant | 3.0 | 252.0 | 0.33 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| CIS-SABINENE-HYDRATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRAL | 53 | Essential Oil | not available | 700000.0 | 1.66 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRAL | 53 | Plant | 560.0 | 7000.0 | -0.02 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| CITRONELLOL | 15 | Essential Oil | 80000.0 | 241900.0 | 1.74 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLOL | 30 | Plant | not available | 0.2 | -0.75 | 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. |
| COPAENE | 1 | Essential Oil | not available | 1400.0 | -0.87 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Leaf | not available | 14.0 | -0.38 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CYCLOHEXANOL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYCLOHEXANONE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYCLOSATIVENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Leaf | not available | 1590.0 | -1.12 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| D-ARABINOSE | 0 | 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. |
| D-GALACTOSE | 0 | 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. |
| D-GALACTURONIC-ACID | 0 | 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. |
| D-GLUCOSE | 1 | 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. |
| D-LINALOOL | 0 | Plant | 125.0 | 1375.0 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-MANNOSE | 0 | 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. |
| D-MANNURONIC-ACID | 0 | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anticollegenase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticomplement | 2 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| Anticomplementary | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticonvulsant | 8 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Anticoronary | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCrohn's | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiCTS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCVI | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCVS | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticystitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidandruff | 2 | A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp. |
| Antidecubitic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antideliriant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidementia | 6 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidepressant | 8 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidepressant? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidermatic | 1 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Antidermatitic | 7 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Antidiabetic | 12 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidiabetic? | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |