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Common Names
Holy Basil; Tulsi
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDEHYDES | 0 | Leaf | 900.0 | 1750.0 | 0.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALKALOIDS | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ANTISTAPHYLOCOAGULASE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | not available | 830.0 | -0.37 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | not available | 2000.0 | -1.38 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | not available | 25.0 | -1.03 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CARVACROL | 37 | Leaf | 180.0 | 210.0 | -0.26 | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| CINEOLE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| EO | 0 | Leaf | 6000.0 | 7000.0 | -0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Leaf | 4200.0 | 4970.0 | -0.23 | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 5 | Leaf | 1200.0 | 1400.0 | -0.07 | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | not available | 155000.0 | -0.58 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| GLYCOSIDES | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| HEXOURONIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | 272000.0 | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| LINALOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | not available | 102455.0 | -0.04 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | 24355.0 | -0.15 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| METHYL-CHAVICOL | 6 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| MUCILAGE | 3 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiedemic | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiencephalitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiendometriotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiestrogenic | 2 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antifatigue | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifeedant | 2 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Antifertility | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antifibrinolytic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53. |
| Antifibrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigallstone | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigastritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigenotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigingivitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiglaucomic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antigonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antigranular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihangover | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihemorrhagic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihepatitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihepatomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |