Active Ingredient : Tannins 2%, Tannins 5%, Tannins 10%, Urosolic Acid 1.5%
Common Name : Basil, Sacred Basil, Holy Basil
Chemical Constituents and Components : Main constituents of basil are tannins, alkaloids and volatile oil. Oil mainly consists of eugenol, ursolic acid, rosmarinic acid, thymol, linalool, methyl chavicol, citral and beta-caryophyllene.
Action :
Tannins:
1. It efficiently scavanges reactive oxygen species and free radicals.
2. It inhibits lipid peroxidation by acting as a chain breaking antioxidant.
3. It inhibits liver microsomal monooxygenase activities.
4. It significantly prevents the rise in serum glutamic oxalacetic transaminase (SGOT) activity and liver necrosis.
Urosolic Acid:
1. It provides significant protection of the mast cell membrane.
2. It prevents cell degranulation and decreases the quantity of histamine released.
3. It increases the white blood cell (WBC) count, enhances bone marrow cellularity and alpha-estrase positive cells.
4. It exhibits both cytotoxic and cytostatic activity.Curing Diseases : 1. It is used to treat diabetes, obesity, skin diseases and nervous disorder.
2. It is useful in stomach spasms, kidney conditions and promoting blood circulation.
3. It improves the health of skin and hair.Research Information : Fixed oil of Ocimum sanctum possesses significant anti-inflammatory activity. It causes dual inhibition of cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase pathways or arachidonic acid metabolism. (Ref. Singh, S and et.al., Evaluation of anti-inflammatory potential of fixed oil of Ocimum sanctum (Holybasil) and its possible mechanism of action, J Ethnopharmacolgy, 1996 Oct ;54 (1):19-26)Possible Combinations : Ocimum sanctum + commiphora mukul +trigonella foenumgraecum + terminalia arjuna (reduce serum cholesterol).