Ocimum basilicum , Vikarsudha

About Plant	Ocimum basilicum (Family: Lamiaceae) is an erect glabrous herb. It is indigenous to India. The genus Ocimum (Lamiaceae), collectively called basil, an important economic and medicinal herb, imprises about sixty-five species widespread in tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world
Plant Variety	Vikarsudha
Major Constituents of Variety	Methyl chavicol 78%, linalool 0.16%
Essential Oil	Ocimum basilicum Vikarsudha essential oil Ocimum basilicum vikarsudha essential oil
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Compounds in essential Oil	Methyl chavicol, Linalool, methyl chavicol, 1,8-cineole, Linalool, L-camphor, Limonene, Eugenol, camphene germacrene D, methyl eugenol
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Contributor	S Dwivedi, Tajuddin, M Yaseen, K Singh, AA Naqvi, AP Singh and S Kumar
Year of Release	1999
Reference	Registration of a new variety “Vikarsudha” of Ocimum basilicum. J. Med. Arom. Pl. Sci (1999) 21: 373-374.