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 | Beta-Elemene | 0.4 |
| 4 | T-Cadinol | 0.1 |
| 5 | Sabinene | 0.1 |
| 6 | Beta-Bisabolene | Trace |
| 7 | Myrcene | 0.4 |
| 8 | Alpha-Muurolene | 0.1 |
| 9 | Methyl Eugenol | 0.5 |
| 10 | Alpha-Eudesmol | 0.2 |
| 11 | Methyl Chavicol | 0.2 |
| 12 | Alpha-Bisabolol | Trace |
| 13 | Linalyl Acetate | 0.1 |
| 14 | (Z)-3-Hexenol | 0.2 |
| 15 | Linalool | 0.4 |
| 16 | Germacrene D | 0.1 |
| 17 | Geraniol | 0.3 |
| 18 | Gamma-Eudesmol | 0.1 |
| 19 | Elemol | Trace |
| 20 | D-Cadinene | 0.5 |
| 21 | Citronellyl Formate | 0.1 |
| 22 | Citronellol | 0.1 |