A Comprehensive Review on Ocimum basilicum
The genus Ocimum has a number of species that are used to treat different types of disorders and diseases from ancient times. In this genus, O. basilicum plays a vital role due to its various medicinal properties. It is universally cultivated as herbaceous, perennial plant but originated from Asian...
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| author | Purushothaman, Balakrishnan PrasannaSrinivasan, Ramalingam Suganthi, Purushothaman Ranganathan, Balu Jolius, Gimbun Shanmugam, Kumaran |
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| description | The genus Ocimum has a number of species that are used to treat different types of disorders and diseases from ancient times. In this genus, O. basilicum plays a vital role due to its various medicinal properties. It is universally cultivated as herbaceous, perennial plant but originated from Asian continent. O. basilicum is used as a culinary herb and also has a number of pharmacological activities to prevent or treat cardiovascular disorders, diabetes, menstrual cramps, digestive disorders, neuro-degenerated disorders and cancer. In addition to that, it has been reported for antioxidant, antimicrobial, and larvicidal activities. Chemical constituents such as linalool; eugenol; 1, 8-cineone; methyl eugenol and anthocyanins are mostly responsible for the above mentioned activities. Some traditional uses of this plant coincidences with experimental results. However, the studies conducted based on its traditional use are negligible. This review is an attempt to provide a pharmaceutical perspective of Ocimum basilicum. |
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| spelling | ump-237332019-03-06T06:39:47Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23733/ A Comprehensive Review on Ocimum basilicum Purushothaman, Balakrishnan PrasannaSrinivasan, Ramalingam Suganthi, Purushothaman Ranganathan, Balu Jolius, Gimbun Shanmugam, Kumaran TP Chemical technology The genus Ocimum has a number of species that are used to treat different types of disorders and diseases from ancient times. In this genus, O. basilicum plays a vital role due to its various medicinal properties. It is universally cultivated as herbaceous, perennial plant but originated from Asian continent. O. basilicum is used as a culinary herb and also has a number of pharmacological activities to prevent or treat cardiovascular disorders, diabetes, menstrual cramps, digestive disorders, neuro-degenerated disorders and cancer. In addition to that, it has been reported for antioxidant, antimicrobial, and larvicidal activities. Chemical constituents such as linalool; eugenol; 1, 8-cineone; methyl eugenol and anthocyanins are mostly responsible for the above mentioned activities. Some traditional uses of this plant coincidences with experimental results. However, the studies conducted based on its traditional use are negligible. This review is an attempt to provide a pharmaceutical perspective of Ocimum basilicum. Informatics Publishing Limited 2018-07-01 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23733/1/Puruso%202018.pdf Purushothaman, Balakrishnan and PrasannaSrinivasan, Ramalingam and Suganthi, Purushothaman and Ranganathan, Balu and Jolius, Gimbun and Shanmugam, Kumaran (2018) A Comprehensive Review on Ocimum basilicum. Journal of Natural Remedies, 18 (3). pp. 71-85. ISSN 2320-3358. (Published) http://www.informaticsjournals.com/index.php/jnr/article/view/21324 https://doi.org/10.18311/jnr/2018/21324 |
| spellingShingle | TP Chemical technology Purushothaman, Balakrishnan PrasannaSrinivasan, Ramalingam Suganthi, Purushothaman Ranganathan, Balu Jolius, Gimbun Shanmugam, Kumaran A Comprehensive Review on Ocimum basilicum |
| title | A Comprehensive Review on Ocimum basilicum |
| title_full | A Comprehensive Review on Ocimum basilicum |
| title_fullStr | A Comprehensive Review on Ocimum basilicum |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Comprehensive Review on Ocimum basilicum |
| title_short | A Comprehensive Review on Ocimum basilicum |
| title_sort | comprehensive review on ocimum basilicum |
| topic | TP Chemical technology |
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