OCIMUM SANCTUM (LINN.); THE QUEEN OF HERBS

Journal Title: European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences - Year 2019, Vol 6, Issue 8

Abstract

Ocimum sanctum, a religious and medicinal herb, is regarded as the queen of herbs. It is herbaceous, multibranched, a 30-75cm plant belonging to Lamiaceae family and is cultivated throughout the native world tropics. The chemical constituents of the plant are very perplexing due to the presence of different nutrients and active compounds. The main chemicals present in fair amount are eugenol, carvacrol, ursolic acid, linalool, etc. Due to the presence of these chemicals, the plant shows diverse properties like antimicrobial, anticancer, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, etc.

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Shishir Maharjan

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Shishir Maharjan (2019). OCIMUM SANCTUM (LINN.); THE QUEEN OF HERBS. European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 6(8), 106-109. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-671155