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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Ocimum tenuiflorum (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Anise-Scented Basil
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
(+)-DELTA-CADINENE 0 Leaf 1.5 17.0 *
(-)-LINALOOL 0 Leaf 1.6 36.0 -1.04 *
(-)-TRANS-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Leaf 4.5 140.0 *
(1S)-ALPHA-PINENE 0 Leaf 2.3 48.0 *
(E)-ANETHOLE 0 Leaf 0.1 -1.00 Brophy, J.J., Goldsack, R.J., and Clarkson, J.R. 1993. The Essential Oil of Ocimum tenuiflorum L. (Lamiaceae) Growing in Northern Australia, J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 459-461.
(Z)-ALPHA-BISABOLENE 0 Leaf 160.0 1800.0 *
1,2-BIS(4-ALLYL-2-METHOXYPHENOXY)-3-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-3-METHOXYPROPANE 0 Plant *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Leaf 35.0 1710.0 -0.31 *
1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-1,2,3-TRIS(4-ALLYL-2-METHOXYPHENOXY)PROPANE 0 Plant *
1-ALLYL-4-(5-ALLYL-2-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENOXY)-3-(4-ALLYL-2-METHOXYPHENOXY)-5-METHOXYBENZENE 0 Plant *
16-HYDROXY-4,4,10,13-TETRAMETHYL-17-(4-METHYL-PENTYL)-HEXADECAHYDRO-CYCLOPENTA[A]PHENANTHREN-3-ONE 4 Shoot *
3-(5-ALLYL-2-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENOXY)-PROP-1-ENE 0 Plant *
4-ALLYL-1-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRONOSYL-2-HYDROXYBENZENE 0 Leaf *
5-ALLYL-3-(4-ALLYL-2-METHOXYPHENOXYMETHYL)-2-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-7-METHOXY-2,3-DIHYDROBENZOFURAN 0 Plant *
6-ALLYL-3',8-DIMETHOXY-FLAVAN-3,4'-DIOL 0 Plant *
6-ALLYL-3-(4-ALLYL-2-METHOXYPHENOXY)-3',8-DIMETHOXYFLAVAN-4'-OL 0 Plant *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Plant *
ALDEHYDES 0 Leaf 900.0 1750.0 0.07 *
ALKALOIDS 0 Leaf *
ALPHA-HUMULENE 2 Leaf 9.0 205.0 -0.12 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiretinotic 1 *
Antirheumatic 4 *
Antirhinitic 2 *
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 3 *
Antisarcomic 1 *
Antiscorbutic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiseptic 15 Merck 11th Edition
Antishingles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antishock 2 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antisinusitic 1 *
Antispasmodic 16 Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
Antistaphylococcic 6 *
Antistreptococcic 1 *
Antistress 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antisyncopic 1 *
Antisyndrome-X 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
AntiTGF-beta 2 *
Antithromboxane 2 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jul-87.
Antithyreotropic 1 *