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Plant Ocimum tenuiflorum (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Anise-Scented Basil
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 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
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.
APIGENIN 101 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONIC-ACID-6''-METHYL-ESTER 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN-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
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 Plant not available 97500.0 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
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-BISABOLENE 6 Leaf 0.0 2970.0 2.81 Duke, 1992 *
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-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Leaf 30.0 3060.0 1.16 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-ELEMENE 5 Leaf 120.0 1080.0 5.25 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE 13 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
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.
BORNEOL 35 Leaf not available 240.0 -0.18 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.
CALCIUM 28 Leaf not available 31500.0 0.89 =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
CAMPHENE 9 Leaf not available 65.0 -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.
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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
Trypanocide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Trypsin-Enhancer 1 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-93.
Tyrosinase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ubiquiot 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ulcerogenic 3 HerbalGram No. 20, page 9.
Uricosuric 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Urinary-Acidulant 1 Martindale's 29th
Uterotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Uterotrophic 1 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999.
Varroacide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator 7 Duke, 1992 *
Vasopressor 2 Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Vermicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge 2 Duke, 1992 *
Verrucolytic 2 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Vibriocide 1 Wealth of India.
Vulnerary 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 3 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 1772.