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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Main Authors: Purushothaman, Balakrishnan, PrasannaSrinivasan, Ramalingam, Suganthi, Purushothaman, Ranganathan, Balu, Jolius, Gimbun, Shanmugam, Kumaran
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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 http://www.informaticsjournals.com/index.php/jnr/article/view/21324 https://doi.org/10.18311/jnr/2018/21324
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Purushothaman, Balakrishnan
PrasannaSrinivasan, Ramalingam
Suganthi, Purushothaman
Ranganathan, Balu
Jolius, Gimbun
Shanmugam, Kumaran
A Comprehensive Review on Ocimum basilicum
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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author Purushothaman, Balakrishnan
PrasannaSrinivasan, Ramalingam
Suganthi, Purushothaman
Ranganathan, Balu
Jolius, Gimbun
Shanmugam, Kumaran
author_facet Purushothaman, Balakrishnan
PrasannaSrinivasan, Ramalingam
Suganthi, Purushothaman
Ranganathan, Balu
Jolius, Gimbun
Shanmugam, Kumaran
author_sort Purushothaman, Balakrishnan
title A Comprehensive Review on Ocimum basilicum
title_short 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_sort comprehensive review on ocimum basilicum
publisher Informatics Publishing Limited
publishDate 2018
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23733/
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http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23733/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23733/1/Puruso%202018.pdf
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