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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUTEOLIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONIC-ACID-6''-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN-7-O-GLUCURONIDE | 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 |
| METHYL-CHAVICOL | 6 | Leaf | 20.0 | 7030.0 | 0.77 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-EUGENOL | 20 | Leaf | 130.0 | 7740.0 | 0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-HOMOANISIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Perry, Lily M. 1980. Medicinal Plants of East and Southeast Asia. MIT Press. Cambridge, Massachusets. 620 pp. |
| MOLLUDISTIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MONOTERPENES | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUCILAGE | 3 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Leaf | not available | 8.0 | -0.17 | 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. |
| NEOLIGNANS | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NERAL | 4 | Plant | 350.0 | 3150.0 | 2.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEROL | 10 | 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 |
| OCIMARIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCIMUMOSIDE-A | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCIMUMOSIDE-B | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Leaf | 0.0 | 2180.0 | 0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | not available | 13950.0 | -0.86 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ORIENTIN | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OXALATES | 0 | Leaf | not available | 49700.0 | 1.68 | =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 |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | not available | 10700.0 | -0.48 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Stimulant | 1 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Stomachic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Succinoxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Sunscreen | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Suppository | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Surfactant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Teratogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Termiticide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Testosterone-Hydroxylase-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Thymoprotective | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| TNF-alpha-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TOPO-2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor | 2 | Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237. |
| Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor | 1 | Azuma, Y., Onishi, Y., Sato, Y., Kizaki, H. 1995. Effects of Protein Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors With Different Modes of Action on Topoisomerase Activity and Death of IL-2-Dependent CTLL-2-Cells. J Biochemistry, 118: 312-318. |
| Toxic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Tracheorelaxant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tranquilizer | 3 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jun-90. |
| Transdermal | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Trichomonicide | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Trichomonistat | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |