Essential Oil Details
Essential Name
: Ocimum sanctum CIM-Kanchan essential oil
Plant Name
: Holy Basil, Tulsi
Plant Variety Name
: CIM-Kanchan
Plant Tissue Name
: Leaf
Introduction
It is used in traditional medicine mainly as febrifuge and for the treatment of respiratory diseases
Reference
1.SK Kothari, AK Bhattacharya, CP Singh, K Singh, BRR Rao, KV Shyamasundar,S Ramesh, SN Garg, S Kumar, MP Darokar and SPS Khanuja. Registration of a new chemotype ”Kanchan” of sacred basil/holy basil, Ocimum tenuiflorum (syn. O. sanctum) rich in methyl eugenol. J. Med. Arom. Pl. Sci. (2004) 26: 336-340.
2. Raju, P. M., et al. "Volatile Constituents of the Leaves of Ocimum sanctum L." Journal of Essential Oil Research 11.2 (1999): 159-161.
Major Compound Details
| Serial No. | Compound Name | Compound Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Methyl Eugenol | 70.0 |
| 2 | Beta-Caryophyllene | 15.7 |
| 3 | Beta-Elemene | 7.6 |
Minor Compound Details
| Serial No. | Compound Name | Compound Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elemol | 1 |
| 2 | Bicyclogermacrene | 1 |
| 3 | Beta-Caryophyllene Oxide | 1.5 |
| 4 | Alpha-Humulene | 1.7 |
| 5 | 6-Cadinene | 0.2 |
| 6 | 1,8-Cineole | 0.7 |
| 7 | Valencene | 0.1 |
| 8 | Germacrene D | 0.1 |
| 9 | Elemene | 0.3 |
| 10 | Camphene | 0.1 |
| 11 | Borneol | 0.3 |
| 12 | Alpha-Phellandrene | 0.1 |
| 13 | Alpha- Pinene | 0.2 |
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