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Common Names
Anise-Scented Basil
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPHOR | 41 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Plant | 479800.0 | 711500.0 | 0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARNOSIC-ACID | 2 | Inflorescence | 100.0 | 120.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARNOSIC-ACID | 2 | Leaf | 150.0 | 230.0 | -0.83 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARNOSIC-ACID | 2 | Stem | 90.0 | 150.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARVACROL | 37 | Leaf | 180.0 | 210.0 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE | 8 | Leaf | 100.0 | 1260.0 | 5.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CEREBROSIDES | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHAVIBETOL | 0 | Leaf | 700.0 | 6300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINEOLE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| CIRSILINEOL | 10 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIRSIMARITRIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRAL | 53 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DECYL-ALDEHYDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp |
| DOLICHOLS | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Leaf | 1000.0 | 9000.0 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESTRAGOLE | 12 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUCALYPTOL | 13 | Leaf | 35.0 | 540.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Inflorescence | not available | 0.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Leaf | 45.0 | 5580.0 | -0.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Emetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Enterocontractant | 1 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Enterorelaxant | 2 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Epileptigenic | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Estrogenic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Expectorant | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Febrifuge | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Fistula-Preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| FLavor | 18 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fungicide | 14 | Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. |
| Fungiphilic | 1 | J. Agric. Food Chem. 43: 2283. |
| Fungistat | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fungitoxic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Gastroprotective | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glaucomagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glutathionigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Gram(+)icide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gram(-)icide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |