background. opportunistic fungal infections like candidiasis are common in the oral cavity. in recent years candida species have shown resistance against a number of synthetic drugs. this study assessed the antifungal activity of centratherum anthelminticum and ocimum sanctum seed oils against six common pathogenic candida strains. synergistic activity of the major oil components was also studi...

The essential oils extracted from the four herbs, cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum), clove (Syzygium aromaticum), ginger (Zingiber officinale) and holy basil (Ocimum sanctum), were investigated for their antimicrobial activity and mode of action against Lactococcus garvieae, a fish pathogenic bacteria causing lactococcosis. Of all the tested oils, clove oil had the strongest inhibitory effect and exh...

Anxiety and depression are common psychiatric disorders, often requiring prolonged pharmacotherapy with many adverse effects. So, traditionally used medicinal plants may be safer alternatives. Reports of anxiolytic and antidepressant activity of Ocimum sanctum are scarce and no studies are available on the combination of plant extract with reduced dosage of standard drugs. Our aim was to evalua...

Antifungal activities of twenty four plant extracts and secondary metabolites of five Trichoderma strains were tested against conidial germination and germ tube growth of Colletotrichum capsici. Hundred percent inhibition of conidial germination and shortest germ tube formation of Colletotrichum capsici were recorded in Azadiracta indica (leaf), Ocimum sanctum (leaf) and Curcuma longa (rhizome)...

Hexane, petroleum ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate, acetone and methanol extracts of Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum) were analyzed for determination antibacterial activity against enteric-pathogenic bacteria Escherichia coli, Shizella dysenteriae, Salmonella typhi, Pseudomonas aeruginosa Vibrio cholerae using agar well diffusion method. Only extract all them exhibited an inhibiting effect on the develop...

Tulsi (Ocimum santum L.), which is native to the Indian subcontinent, highly revered for its therapeutic use in both ayurveda and siddha medicine. Numerous vitro human studies have shown that tulsi has a variety of functions, including antibacterial cardioprotective ones. On clinical security tulsi, there been no accurate assessments yet. We oversaw thorough written review examinations describe...

In vitro cultivated plant cells and tissues were found to synthesize polyisoprenoids. Taxus baccata suspension cell cultures accumulated polyisoprenoids of the same pattern as the parental tissue; methyl jasmonate or chitosan treatment almost doubled their content. All the root cultures studied accumulated dolichols as predominant polyisoprenoids. Roots of Ocimum sanctum grown in vitro accumula...

Ethno-medicines have been playing a vital role throughout human history in the day to healthcare routine. Before evolution of western medicine, for thousands years, people using traditional medicine treatment different diseases. With cancer being major threat community, ethnomedicine can significant prevention and cure. Among all medicinal plants, Ocimum sanctum Linn has certain chemo-preventiv...

Ocimum sanctum L. is commonly named Tulsi in India, an herb belonging to the Lamiaceae family. It has enormous medicinally valuable essential oils such as eugenol, oleanolic acid, carvacrol, linalool secondary metabolites. used treat various diseases Ayurveda and also processes of several pharmacological properties antioxidant, antifungal, antibacterial, antidiabetic, antifertility, hepatoprote...