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

Common Names

Anise-Scented Basil

How this plant is used

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(-)-LINALOOL	0	Leaf	1.6	36.0	-1.04	Duke, 1992 *
(-)-TRANS-CARYOPHYLLENE	0	Leaf	4.5	140.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(1S)-ALPHA-PINENE	0	Leaf	2.3	48.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(E)-ANETHOLE	0	Leaf	not available	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	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1,2-BIS(4-ALLYL-2-METHOXYPHENOXY)-3-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-3-METHOXYPROPANE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE	67	Leaf	35.0	1710.0	-0.31	Duke, 1992 *
1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-1,2,3-TRIS(4-ALLYL-2-METHOXYPHENOXY)PROPANE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1-ALLYL-4-(5-ALLYL-2-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENOXY)-3-(4-ALLYL-2-METHOXYPHENOXY)-5-METHOXYBENZENE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
16-HYDROXY-4,4,10,13-TETRAMETHYL-17-(4-METHYL-PENTYL)-HEXADECAHYDRO-CYCLOPENTA[A]PHENANTHREN-3-ONE	4	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-(5-ALLYL-2-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENOXY)-PROP-1-ENE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4-ALLYL-1-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRONOSYL-2-HYDROXYBENZENE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
5-ALLYL-3-(4-ALLYL-2-METHOXYPHENOXYMETHYL)-2-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-7-METHOXY-2,3-DIHYDROBENZOFURAN	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-ALLYL-3',8-DIMETHOXY-FLAVAN-3,4'-DIOL	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-ALLYL-3-(4-ALLYL-2-METHOXYPHENOXY)-3',8-DIMETHOXYFLAVAN-4'-OL	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID	16	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALDEHYDES	0	Leaf	900.0	1750.0	0.07	Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-HUMULENE	2	Leaf	9.0	205.0	-0.12	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antithyroid	2	Jim Duke's personal files.
Antitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiTNF	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitrypanosomic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor	12	Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992.
Antitumor (brain)	2	Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Breast)	6	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix)	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (CNS)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon)	7	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Kidney)	2	Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Liver)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung)	8	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary)	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Pancreas)	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin)	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach)	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Thyroid)	1	Duke, 1992 *