CSIR CIMAP AROMA | Essential Oil Details

Essential Oil Details

Essential Name

: Ocimum sanctum CIM-Angana essential oil

Plant Name

: Holy Basil, Tulsi

Plant Variety Name

: CIM-Angana

Plant Tissue Name

: Leaf

Introduction

It is used in traditional medicine mainly as febrifuge and for the treatment of respiratory diseases. The oil yield of the variety is 91.71 Kg/ha

Biological Activity Details

Serial No.	Biological Activity Name
1	Anti-malarial

Reference

1. RK Lal, SPS Khanuja, H Rizavi, AK Shasany, R Ahmad, R Chandra, AA Naqvi, HO Misra, A Singh,N Singh, RS Lohia, K Bansal, MP Darokar, AK Gupta, A Kalara, OP Dhawan,JR Bahl, AK Singh, H Shankar, D Kumar and M Alam. Registration of high yielding dark purple pigmented variety “CIM-Angana” of Shyama a Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum L.). J. Med. Arom. Pl. Sci. (2008) 30(1):92-94.

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	Eugenol	40.42
2	Germacrene-D	16.65
3	Beta-Elemene	14.11
4	Beta-Caryophyllene	9.07

Minor Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	Elemol	1.2
2	Alpha-Humulene	1.7
3	Beta-Pinene	0.1
4	Alpha-Pinene	0.2
5	Alpha-Phellandrene	0.1
6	6-Cadinene	0.2
7	1,8-Cineole	0.7
8	Germacrene D	0.1
9	Gamma-Terpinene	Trace
10	Gamma-Gurjunene	Trace