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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anticariogenic | 4 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Anticataract | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticatarrh | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Anticervicaldysplasic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCFS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticholestatic | 1 | Shukla, B., Visen, P.K.S., Patnaik, G.K., Tripathi, S.C., Srimal, R.C., Dayal, R., and Dobhal, P.C. Hepatoprotective Activity in the Rat of Ursolic Acid Isolated from Eucalyptus Hybrid. Phytotherapy Research 6: 74-79, 1992. |
| Anticholinesterase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticholinesterase? | 1 | L. Gracza (1985) as cited by Buchbauer re antiacetylcholinesterase. |
| Anticlimacteric | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticoagulant | 1 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Anticold | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticomplement | 2 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| Anticomplementary | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticonvulsant | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Anticoronary | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCrohn's | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiCTS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidecubitic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidementia | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidepressant | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |