Holy basil (as plant) // Ocimum sanctum L. // Ocimum tenuiflorum L.

Family:
Lamiaceae
Approval state:
Approved
Number of articles retrieved:
3021
Number of processed references:
3
Compositions
#1: eugenol - leaves #2: methyleugenol
Endpoint Studies
#1: Water extract of leaves adversely affect fertility in mice and showed antifertility effect
Genotoxicity
Composition #1: Dutta, Dipanwrta., Devi, S. Saravana., Krishnamurthi, K., Kumar, Koel., Vyas, Priyanka., Muthal, P. L., Naoghare, P., Chakrabarti, T. Modulatory effect of distillate of Ocimum sanctum leaf extract (Tulsi) on human lymphocytes against genotoxicants . biomedical and environmental sciences, 2007, vol. 20, no. 3, p. 226–234. .
Composition #2: Kaewnarin, Khwanta., Rakariyatham, Nuansri. Inhibitory Effects of Phenolic Compounds in Ocimum sanctum Extract on the alpha-Glucosidase Activity and the Formation of Advanced Glycation End-products . chiang mai journal of science, 2017, vol. 44, no. 1, p. 203–214. .
Endpoint study #1: Pragya, S., Hembrom, A.R., Singh, V.N. Antifertility efficacy of aqueous leaf extract of Ocimum sanctum (Linn) on seminal LDH isozymes of mice. journal of advanced zoology, 2013, vol. 34, no. 1, p. 36–39. .