Ocimum basilicum


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basil

Herbal medicine
A bushy annual culinary and medicinal herb that contains camphor, estragol, eugenol, linalol, lineol, tannins, and thymol; basil is antipyretic and carminative, and has been used for abdominal bloating, cramps, diarrhoea, and nausea. It is also grown indoors in southern Europe as a fly repellant.
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For basil (Ocimum basilicum L.), it is suggested to dry the leaves at 40[degrees]C (SOARES et al., 2007), whereas for Achillea frayrantissma and Artemisia herb-alba, drying should be done at 35[degrees]C (ABAAS et al., 2013).
Drying temperature changes trichome integrity, chemical content and composition of the essential oil of pepper-rosmarin/Temperatura de secagem altera integridade de tricomas, teor e composicao quimica do oleo essencial de alecrim-pimenta
Table V.- Effects of basil seed (Ocimum basilicum) and ascorbic acid supplementation on intestinal histomorphology of heat stressed broiler chickens (um).
Immunomodulatory and Growth Promoting Effects of Basil (Ocimum basilicum) and Ascorbic Acid in Heat Stressed Broiler Chickens
Antimicrobial Activity of Ocimum basilicum and its Inhibition on the Characterized and Partially Purified Extracellular Protease of Salmonella typhimurium.
Phytochemical composition, antibacterial and antifungal activities of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum)
[60.] Jayasinghe C, Gotoh N, Aoki T, Wada S (2003) Phenolics composition and antioxidant activity of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.).
A review on medicinal plants used for improvement of spermatogenesis
Hassanpouraghdam MB, Gohari G, Tabatabaei SJ, Dadpour MR (2010) Inflorescence and leaves essential oil composition of hydroponically grown Ocimum basilicum L.
Growth and oil content of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) grown under colored shade nets/Crecimiento y contenido de aceite en albahaca (Ocimum basilicum L.) bajo mallas sombra de colores/Crescimento e conteudo de oleo no manjericao (Ocimum basilicum L.) sob telas sombreamento coloridas
Aroma profiles of five basil (Ocimum Basilicum L.) cultivars grown under conventional and organic conditions.
BASIL IONIC RESPONSES TO SEAWATER STRESS AND THE IDENTIFICATION OF GLAND SALT SECRETION
Effect of methyl jasmonate and chitosan on growth characteristics of Ocimum basilicum L., Ocimum sanctum L.
Estimulacion de cardenolidos en brotes de Digitalis purpurea L. cultivados in vitro mediante elicitores
Lee SJ, Umano K, Shibamoto T, Lee KG (2005) Identification of volatile components in basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) and thyme leaves (Thymus vulgaris L.) and their antioxidant properties.
Tolerancia a la salinidad en variedades de albahaca (Ocimum basilicum L.) en las etapas de germinacion, emergencia y crecimiento inicial
Bouanani et al., "Hypolipidaemic activity of aqueous Ocimum basilicum extract in acute hyperlipidaemia induced by triton WR-1339 in rats and its antioxidant property," Phytotherapy Research, vol.
Antioxidant capacity, cytoprotection, and healing actions of the leaf aqueous extract of Ocimum suave in rats subjected to chronic and cold-restraint stress ulcers
Comparative studies on the activity of basil-an essential oil from Ocimum basilicum L.-againist multidrug resistant clinical isolates of the genera Staphylococcus, Enterococcus and Pseudomonas by using different test methods.
Basil: a potent one-two punch of robust flavor and medicinal advantages
P., 1997, "Insecticidal activity of Ocimum basilicum L." Pesticides, 11, pp.
Evaluation of antioxidant activities from Thai herbs extracts to apply it in rice noodle (khanom chin)
Volatile secondary metabolites have been identified from Coleus aromaticus Benth., Ocimum basilicum L, Ocimum gratissimum L, Ocimum sanctum L, Ocimum kilimandscharicum Schult., Feronia elephantum Corr., Vitex negundo L.
Regional Medical Research Centre, Belgaum research on herbal medicine and beyond

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