A MINE OF MEDICINAL USES: OCIMUM SANCTUM, THE HOLY BASIL
Journal Title: Int J of Pharm Rev& Res - Year 2012, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
The medicinal plants are rich in secondary metabolites, which are potential sources of drugs and essential oils of therapeutic importance. One such plant of interest is Ocimum sanctum (Lamiaceae). Traditionally used since the times of ancient civilization in India and called as the “Queen of Herbs”. It contains 7.0% eugenol, carvacrol (3%) and eugenol-methyl ether (20%). It also contains caryophyllin, ursolic acid, rosmaric acid, thymol, methyl chavicol, citral, carvacrol, β-caryophyllene. It has been observed that eugenol and the essential oils possessed membrane stabilizing properties on synaptosomes, erythrocytes and the mast cells which account for the therapeutic potentials of Tulsi in management of neurological, inflammatory and allergic disorders. It was also pharmacologically evaluated and found to reduce raised blood sugar, cholesterol and triglyceride levels and activities of GPT, GOT, LDH and alkaline phosphatase in blood serum and thereby it is therapeutically used as cardioprotective, antidiabetic, hepatoprotective and hypolipidemic agent. There even more therapeutic uses of the holistic herb which are briefly discussed in this review
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*S. Neelufar Shama
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