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OOcimum
sanctum,
Olea
europaea, Opuntia
robusta, Origanum
syriacum, Otholobium
pubescens, Ocimum
gratissimum, Ocimum
canum,Opuntia
streptacantha , Opuntia
ficus, Opuntia
megacantha, Opuntia
fuliginosa,Opuntia
lindheimeri, Origanum
vulqare
Ocimum gratissimum |
Taxonomy:
Kingdom : Plantae
Division
: Magnoliophyta
Class
: Magnoliopsida
Order
: Lamiales
Family
: Lamiaceae
Genus :
Ocimum
Chemical Constituents:
The plant contains thymol , p-cymene,
trans-methyl cinnamate, linalool,methyl
Eugenie (13.21%), cis-ocimene (7.47%), trans-ocimene (0.94%),
pinene,(1.10%) and camphor (0.95%). germacrene D(4.25%) and
trans-caryophyllene (1.69%). The minor sesquiterpenes were
_-farnesene (0.85%),bisabolene (0.74%),crude protein (9.19 to
17.94%), crude fibre (4.88 to 9.04%), ash (5.68 to 6.88%),
carbohydrate (66.24 to 75.87%), crude lipid (3.48 to 4.90%) and
food energy (357.68 to 373.26 mg/cal),tannins, steroids,
triterpenoid and carbohydrates.
Part
used :
Leaf.
Refrence:
Chemical constituents
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Chemical composition of
Hyptis suaveolens and Ocimum gratissimum hybrids
from Nigeria
http://www.ajol.info/viewarticle.php?jid=82&id=25281
Anti hyperglycemic activity
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