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Botanical Name |
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Ocimum Sanctum |
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Common Name |
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Holy Basil Oil, Tulsi |
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CAS # |
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91845-35-1 |
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Plant Parts Used |
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Leaves & Seeds |
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Extraction Method |
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Steam Distillation |
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Color & Odor |
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Pale Yellow to Yellow colour with Sweet, Pungent and
typical odour of Eugenol |
Description :
It is derived form the plant of Ocimum sanctum belonging to family
Labiatae. It has been widely grown throughout the world and commonly
cultivated in gardens.
Constituents & Specifications :
Specific Gravity : 0.92550 - 0.9260
Refractive Index : 1.242 - 1.249
Properties :
Helpful for nervous system disorders such as depression, headache,
hypertension, insomnia, migraine, nervous tension, stress.
Benefits & Uses :
- Basil oil used in flavoring liquor, chewing Tooth paste, cold rub oil
etc.
- It is used in flavoring, cosmetics, soap, Pharmaceuticals and
perfumery.
- Traditionally Ocimum sanctum is used in malarial fevers, gastric
disorders and in hepatic infections. Ocimum sanctum leaves is also used
in bronchitis, ringworm and other cutaneous diseases and earache. The
leaves are used as a nerve tonic and to sharpen memory. Ocimum sanctum
leaves are abundant in tannins like gallic acid, chlorogenic acid etc
and also contain alkaloids, glycosides, and saponins along with the
volatile oil. The major active constituents of Holy basil leaves include
urosolic acid.