There is mounting evidence that tulsi can address physical, chemical, metabolic and psychological stress through a unique combination of pharmacological actions. Immunostimulatory effect of leaf extract of ocimum sanctum. This definition fits into the ayurvedic concept of rasayanas. R e c e i v e d o n s e p t e m b e r 2 1, 2 0 0 4 abstract. Fortynine accessions of cultivated holy basil ocimum tenuiflorum l. In this study, the chemical constituents and antioxidant property of holy basil ocimum sanctum linn. But the scientific basis for its medicinal use especially in pain and inflammation remains unknown. Two type of ocimum sanctum are met within cultivation i. Januaryfebruary 2017 indian journal of pharmaceutical sciences 158 a study on the effect of ocimum sanctum linn. Amelioration of inflammation by phenolic rich methanolic. Therapeutic uses of ocimum sanctum linn tulsi several medicinal properties have been attributed to ocimum sanctum l.
Ocimum sanctum is perhaps the most common and most revered of all household plants in india. Tulsi, the queen of herbs, the legendary incomparable one of india, is one of the holiest and most cherished of the many healing and healthy giving herbs of the orient. Ocimum sanctum linn labiatae, known as holy basil, is a commonly used home remedy and has been advocated for various ailments like cold, fever, dysentery, hemorrhage and dyspepsia, glucoma, cataract, chronic conjunctivitis, and other painful eye diseases, as well as gastric and hepatic disorders in indigenous system of medicine. Chapter ii in vitro antioxidant activity of pteridium aquilinum l. The leaves of the plant are considered to be very holy and often form a consistent part of the hindu spiritual rituals tirtha or prasada. Mar 07, 2016 know about homeopathic medicine ocimum sanctum in homeopathy, the mother tincture of tulsi is available as homeopathic remedy, ocimum sanctum tincture in 2x, 3x, 6c potency. Tulsi ocimum sanctum, although, also known as holy basil, is a different plant from the pesto variety of basil ocimum basilicum. This study aimed to analyze the neuroprotective effect of. Maximal electroshock, atropine, and cyclosporine were used to induce dementia. Os, tulsi, a medicinal herb used in the indigenous system of medicine. Chemistry and bioactivities of essential oils of some ocimum. Effect of leaf extract of ocimum sanctum on i the specific and nonspecific immune responses and ii disease resistance against aeromonas hydrophila was investigated in oreochromis mossambicus.
The whole plant was washed and leaves were separated from other aerial parts of the plant, freed from earthy material and shade dried with occasional sifting at room temperature, powdered and was subjected. Accepted 27 september 2005 abstract tulsi ocimum sanctum linn. Review article pharmacological activities of ocimum sanctum. Pdf therapeutic uses of ocimum sanctum linn tulsi with. An exhaustive survey 1ekta singh, 1sheel sharma, 2jaya dwivedi and 2swapnil sharma 1dept. Traditional systems of medicine have been using ocimum sanctum l. Sacred basil or holy basil, ocimum sanctum linn is a biennial or triennial shrub. Kuhn dennstaedtiaceae pages from 30 to 59 please purchase pdf split merge on. Its extract has numerous pharmacological activities like hypoglycaemic, immunomodulatory, analgestic, antistress, anti. P sims college of pharmacy, mangaldas nagar, guntur, a. Peripheral neuropathy was induced in rats by administration of vincristine sulfate 50. Labiatae the queen of herbs is a many branched, erect, stout and aromatic herb about 75 cms high, small sweet scented herb omnipresent throughout india and is cultivated, worshiped in temples and houses of hindus. Ocimum sanctum can be consumed in the form of juice, gel or paste and even in its raw form. A sacred altar space for the specific purpose of housing and growing this plant known as tulsi vrindavan is common in hindu homes across.
Family labiatae known as holy basil, is reported to possess several pharmacological i and adaptogenic properties2. Tulsi extract on the immunity and survival of labeo rohita hamilton infected with aeromonas hydrophila. Labiatae is a wellknown, widely distributed, and the optimum operating parameters of the apci inhighly esteemed sacred medicinal herb especially for hindus in the indian subcontinent. Program 3 is the ocimum sanctum linn pdf directory where open. Shows fragments of leaf epidermis in surface view with straight anticlinal walls on upper side somewhat wavy on the lower side embedded with diacytic stomata and bearing simple covering and glandular trichomes as described in leaf section. Tulsi the wonder herb pharmacological activities of ocimum sanctum sai krishna. Eugenol also proves useful in reducing cholesterol levels in the blood. The first type is green leaves type known as sri tulsi fig. If you would like to automate rtf conversion to html, i would. Ocimum basilicum, also called great basil, is a culinary herb of the family lamiaceae mints basil is native to tropical regions from central africa to southeast asia. The species is worshiped by the hindus and commonly. The flowers bloom in midsummer and are loved by pollinators. Ocimum sanctum,indian medicinal plants,ayurveda, ayurvedic medicinal plants created date.
The clinical efficacy and safety of tulsi in humans. Os has been adored in almost all ancient ayurvedic texts for its extraordinary medicinal properties. Ocimum protects against neurological deficits secondary to cerebral ischaemia, suggesting a potential application in those prone to or having recently suffered from strokes yanpallewar, 2004. Experimental and clinical studies on os all over the world, scientific research is gaining momentum to evaluate the pharmacological activities, side effects, and medicinal uses of os against different diseases. Recently, emerging data showing the extracts of different species of ocimum exhibiting the antitumor properties. Ocimum sanctum uses pdf seeds and even whole plant of ocimum sanctum linn known as tulsi in. Further human clinical studies to explore possible antidepressant activities, however, are lacking.
Tulsi has been revered in india for over five thousand years, as a healing balm for body, mind and spirit, and is known to bestow an amazing number of. In traditional system of medicine, different parts leaves, stem, flower, root, seeds and even whole plant of ocimum sanctum linn. The lamiacae, or mint family, is a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees comprising about 200 genera and 3200 species, many with a long history of medicinal and food use university of hawaii, 2014. Samples of plants about 10 were collected from the areas where higher amount of heavy metal lead gets accumulated within the soil. The mechanical hyperalgesia, cold allodynia, paw heat hyperalgesia and cold tail. A plant from genus ocimum among the plants known for medicinal value, the plants of genus ocimum belonging to family labiatae are very important for their therapeutic potentials. Radio protective effects of the ayurvedic medicinal plant ocimum sanctum linn. Apoptosis induction by ocimum sanctum extract in lncap. This family includes some of the most wellknown herbs containing essential oils including lavender, sage, basil, mint and oregano. Exploring the potential effect of ocimum sanctum in. Tanaman ini tumbuh ditempat tanah terbuka maupun agak teduh dan tidak tahan terhadap kekeringan. Tulsi the wonder herb pharmacological activities of. From ancient times, medicinal and aromatic plants have been of great use for curing various diseases and ailments.
The medicinal plants are widely used by the traditional medical practitioners for curing various diseases in their day to day practice. Ocimum tenuiflorum synonym ocimum sanctum, commonly known as holy basil or tulsi, is an aromatic perennial plant in the family lamiaceae. In last decade, lung adenocarcinoma was in top position as male cancer disease in indonesia. Of all the herbs used within ayurveda, tulsi ocimum sanctum linn is preeminent, and scientific research is now confirming its beneficial effects.
A simple, sensitive, and accurate liquid chromatographymass spectrometry lcms using an atmospheric pressure chemical ionization apci method for the determination of rosmarinic acid ra and ursolic acid ua in the leaves of ethanol extract of ocimum sanctum eeos linn. Leaves and flowering tops are used for extracting essential oil. The study durations ranged from 2 to weeks and tulsi dosage and frequency varied from 300 mg to 3000 mg given as. Ocimum sanctum linn tulsi herb has been known from as the vedic period. For this purpose lncap prostate cancer cells were treated with different concentrations of 70% ethanolic extract of tulsi eet and then the. Amelioration of inflammation by phenolic rich methanolic extract of ocimum sanctum linn. Adaptogens are medicinal substances which cause a state of nonspecifically induced resistance4. However, the biological activities related to skin antiageing, including anticollagenase, antielastase, and antihyaluronidase activities, have not been reported so far. Therapeutic uses of ocimum sanctum linn tulsi several medicinal properties have been attributed to ocimum sanctum. Neuroprotective potential of ocimum sanctum linn leaf. The medicinal plants are widely used by the traditional medicinal practitioners for curing various diseases in their day to day practice.
Ocimum sanctum os is tropical herbal plant which is easy to find and widely used as a vegetable food in indonesia. It clears the mind, stabilizes the blood sugar levels and sooths the chest conditions. The essential oil extract at the dose level of 100 mgkg body weight and standard paracetamol at the dose of 5 mgkg exhibited significant p ocimum killimandscharicum, ocimum siddha but also in greek, romanand unani sanctum correspondence. Labiateae or lamiaceae comprises 30 species which are found in tropical and subtropical regions. Abstract tulsi ocimum sanctum linn, commonly known as holy basil, has been used for the treatment of a wide range of ailments in many parts of the world. Promotes healthy heart holy basil contains vitamin c and antioxidants such as eugenol, which protects the heart from the harmful effects of free radicals. Rakesh kumar joshi department of education, government of uttarakhand, india phytoconstituents, traditional medicinal uses and bioactivities of tulsi ocimum sanctum linn. Both species are considered to be promising essential oil crops in the southeastern united states.
Ocimum sanctum linn is the most prominent species of the genera. Ocimum sanctum juice is one of the best forms of ocimum sanctum and is easily available in the market. Pdf detection of lead from samples of ocimum sanctum. Mac pdf converter is easy to use for apple mac users to convert pdf files to. Ocimum taxonomy, medicinal potentialities and economic. Chapter ii in vitro antioxidant activity of pteridium. Biologi skripsi diajukan kepada fakultas keguruan dan ilmu pendidikan universitas. Shashikala 2 1department of pharmacology, sri venkateshwara medical college hospital and research. After collection of fresh plants they were brought to the laboratory, washed thoroughly and leaves were analyzed for the absorption of lead by plants using aasm.
Because of multifarious potentialities and fine aroma chemicals, ocimum possesses tremendous medicinal. The genus ocimum includes a variety of herbs and shrubs, including several species of basil. Further studies on lung lewis carcinoma demonstrated proapoptosis. Other species of genus ocimum which have high therapeutic potential and cultivated worldwide are ocimum. Only three clinical trials included 100 or more participants 65, 66, 82. Jan 25, 2010 the present study was designed to investigate the ameliorative potential of ocimum sanctum and its saponin rich fraction in vincristineinduced peripheral neuropathic pain in rats. Holy basil, an indian traditional herb has been developed for the first time and validated. Leaf extract and ursolic acid on spermatogenesis in male. Antiinflammatory activity of ocimum sanctum linn leaf extract or essential oil extract or eugenol against carrageenan induced paw volume is shown in table 1. It is pungent and bitter in taste and hot, light and dry in effect. Diversified potentials of ocimum sanctum linn tulsi.
Review on chemical constituents pharmacological action obesidad infantil en pdf of. Isolation and identification of from the leaves of ocimum. Request pdf ocimum sanctum linn tulsi an overview ocimum sanctum is a widely branched, erect, stout and aromatic herb, about 75 cms high. Ethanopharmacological and phytochemical aspects of ocimum. Radio protective effects of the ayurvedic medicinal plant. Morphological variability in holy basil ocimum tenuiflorum. Antiinflammatory activity of extracted eugenol from. The unique medicinal plant kaushik vilas kulkarni and dr. Eugenol in therapeutic potentials of ocimum sanctum l.
This name is a synonym of ocimum tenuiflorum l the record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as a synonym record 7068 with original publication details. Yousef 1department of botany, faculty of agriculture, cairo university, giza, egypt 2department of biochemistry, faculty of agriculture, cairo university, giza, egypt. Dendrograms were constructed using wards minimum variance method. Sheep red blood cells srbc and heat aggregated bovine serum albumin habsa were used as antigens for specific and nonspecific immune response. Two spoons of ocimum sanctum gel taken thrice a day prove to be effective. Therefore, the present study was aimed to investigate the analgesic and antiinflammatory effects of the leaves of ocimum sanctum in laboratory animals. Know about homeopathic medicine ocimum sanctum homoeopathy. This study focuses on apoptosisinducing ability of tulsi extract on prostate cancer cells. Antioxidant activity in ocimum sanctum linn, ocimum bascilicum. The taxon ocimum sanctum is selected because it has versatile role in traditional indian medicine.
Tulsi, ocimum gratissium ramtulsi, ocimum canum dulal tulsi, ocimum basilicum ban. Siraji d, islam n, begum n, ferdousi s 2008 effect of ocimum sanctum linn tulsi on body weight and some biochemical parameters in restraint stressed albino rats. Of all the herbs used within ayurveda, tulsi ocimum sanctum linn is preeminent, and scientific. The present work was undertaken to investigate the effects of the aqueous 300 and 500 mgkg and alcoholic 300 and 500 mgkg extracts of ocimum sanctum linn.
Holy basil ocimum sanctum or ocimum tenuiflorum is a perennial species grown for ornamental and. Ocimum sanctum has become a very important natural herb. The best known species are the strongly aromatic herb ocimum basilicum thai basil and ocimum gratissimum african basil as well as the medicinal herb ocimum tenuiflorum, also known as ocimum sanctum holy basil or tulsi in hindi. Ocimum taxonomy, medicinal potentialities and economic value of essential oil. Basil is the main ingredient of pesto sauce but is also used to flavor other sauces and soups. The merge quantity of such insecticides gradually increase in the body which become the cause of many human disease like gastric cancer, cytogenetic damage, kidney infections and others anna et al. Review article chemical constituents and pharmacological. In traditional systems of medicine, different parts leaves, stem, flower, root, seeds and even whole plant of ocimum sanctum linn known as tulsi in hindi, a small herb seen throughout india, have been recommended for the treatment of bronchitis, bronchial. Tulsi is a fantastic addition to any garden space looking to attract bees.