The essential oils of the aerial parts of Ocimum basilicum Linn.var. pilosum (Willd.) Benth., an endemic medicinal plant growing in China, was obtained by hydrodistillation and analysed by GC-MS. Fifteen compounds, representing 74.19% of the total oil were identified. The main components were as follows: linalool (29.68%), (Z)-cinnamic acid methyl ester (21.49%), cyclohexene (4.41%), alpha- cad...

1. Abidoye, A.O., Ojedokun, F.O., Fasogbon, B.M., Bamidele, O.P. (2022). Effects of sweet basil leaves (Ocimum basilicum L.) addition on the chemical, antioxidant, and storage stability roselle calyces (Hibiscus sabdariffa) drink. Food Chemistry, 371, art. no. 131170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.food.... CrossRef Google Scholar

Aqueous extraction of basil seed mucilage was optimized using response surface methodology. A Central Composite Rotatable Design (CCRD) for modeling of three independent variables: temperature (40-91 °C); extraction time (1.6-3.3 h) and water/seed ratio (18:1-77:1) was used to study the response for yield. Experimental values for extraction yield ranged from 7.86 to 20.5 g/100 g. Extraction yie...

The phenomenon of miracle has been present in each time period and each civilization, and what has changed was not its definition but its content. Gautama Buddha, Apostle Paul, Mohammed, Church fathers from Origen and Augustine of Hippo to Gregory the Great and Thomas Aquinas were all studying miracles and trying to find out the rules and systematization for them. The present paper explores the...

Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L., Lamiaceae) is a tropical species native to East Africa (Simon et al. 1990; Vieira and Simon 2000, 2006; Vieira et al. 2003). Sweet basil can be damaged in the field by chilling temperatures in spring and fall, and when stored and transported. Temperatures below 5°C lead to significant leaf necrosis and damage has been observed when temperatures drop below 10°C ...

Narrow-bandwidth light treatments may be used to manipulate plant growth, development and metabolism. In this report LED-based light treatments were used to affect yield and metabolic content of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L. cv "Ceasar") grown in controlled environments. This culinary herb produces an aroma highly appreciated by consumers, primarily composed of terpenes/terpenoids, phenylpro...

Keywords: Ocimum gratissimum Alanine transaminase Aspartate transaminase Albino rats Aqueous extract Toxicological effect.

objective(s) ocimum basilicum l. is widely used in folk medicine of many countries including iran. both o. basilicum and its oil extract have received considerable attention for their potential medicinal properties, but there are a few reports about possible toxicity of this plant. therefore, in the present study, acute and subchronic toxicity of o. basilicum hydroalcohlic extract have been eva...

background sleep disorders are accompanied by several complications, and currently used soporific drugs can induce unwanted effects such as psychomotor impairment, tolerance, amnesia, and rebound insomnia. results hae increased the duration of pentobarbital-induced sleep at doses of 25, 50, and 100 mg/kg (p < 0.001). the hypnotic effect of hae was comparable to that induced by diazepam. similar...