CSIR CIMAP AROMA | Essential Oil Details

Essential Oil Details

Essential Name

: Ocimum gratissimum essential oil

Plant Name

: Clove basil, African basil

Plant Variety Name

: NA

Plant Tissue Name

: Whole plant

Introduction

The essential oil of Ocimum gratissimum contains eugenol and shows some evidence of antibacterial activity. A polyherbal preparation of a water extract obtained from the leaves of Gongronema latifolia, Vernonia amygdalina and Ocimum gratissimum showed.

Reference

1. Kothari, Sushil K., et al. "Pre-flowering harvesting of Ocimum gratissimum for higher essential oil and eugenol yields under semi-arid tropics." Journal of Essential Oil Research 17.2 (2005): 212-216.

Major Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	Eugenol	57.5
2	(Z)-Beta-Ocimene	24.7

Minor Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	Isoeugenol	2.6
2	Beta-Caryophyllene	1.6
3	Methyl Eugenol	0.5
4	Alpha-Eudesmol	0.2
5	Methyl Chavicol	0.2
6	Alpha-Bisabolol	Trace
7	Linalyl Acetate	0.1
8	(Z)-3-Hexenol	0.2
9	Linalool	0.4
10	Germacrene D	0.1
11	Geraniol	0.3
12	Gamma-Eudesmol	0.1
13	Elemol	Trace
14	D-Cadinene	0.5
15	Citronellyl Formate	0.1
16	Citronellol	0.1
17	Beta-Elemene	0.4
18	T-Cadinol	0.1
19	Sabinene	0.1
20	Beta-Bisabolene	Trace
21	Myrcene	0.4
22	Alpha-Muurolene	0.1