Hypoglycaemic, hypolipidemic and antioxidant properties of tulsi (Ocimum sanctum linn) on streptozotocin induced diabetes in rats
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Diversified potentials of Ocimum sanctum Linn (Tulsi): An exhaustive survey
Ocimum sanctum (also tulsi, tulasī, or Holy Basil is an aromatic plant in the family Lamiaceae which is native throughout the old world tropics and widespread as a cultivated plant and an escaped weed. Tulsi is cultivated for religious and medicinal purposes, and for its essential oil. It is widely known across South Asia as a medicinal plant and an herbal tea, commonly used in Ayurveda, and ha...
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Ocimum sanctum is a widely branched, erect, stout and aromatic herb, about 75 cms high. This small herb is found throughout India and is cultivated near Hindu houses and temples. The leaves, seeds and root of this plant have been used in Ayurvedic medicine. The chemical composition of Tulsi is highly complex, containing many nutrients and other biological active compounds. Due to its inherent b...
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The claim by Nigerian traditional herbal medicine practitioners that Ocimum gratissimum leaves has antidiabetic properties was investigated. Diabetes mellitus was induced with streptozotocin and graded doses of the aqueous leaf extract were administered orally to the experimentally diabetic rats for 28 days. Administration of the aqueous leaf extract caused a statistically significant reduction...
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Objective: The present study was intended to examine whether administration of aqueous extract of the leaves of Ocimum sanctum L. (Tulsi) do possess a protective effect against cadmium-induced oxidative stress in rat heart. Methods: Male albino rats were divided into four groups; control, cadmium treated, aqueous extract protected and only aqueous extract treated (positive control). The rats we...
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Abstract Medicinal plants are used by the practitioners and pharmacologists to prevent and cure many diseasesMedicinal plants are used by the practitioners and pharmacologists to prevent and cure many diseases for the last several thousand years. Tulsi is known as “Queen of plants” “The mother medicine of nature”. Tulsi i.e. Ocimum sanctum is a plant with enormous properties for curing and prev...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0970-1915,0974-0422
DOI: 10.1007/bf02864859