ocimum gratissimum
africain basil
Identification
| Name | ocimum gratissimum |
Regulatory
Physical Properties
| Food Chemicals Codex Listed | No |
No sensory data available
Safety Information
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity | Not determined |
| Dermal Toxicity | Not determined |
| Inhalation Toxicity | Not determined |
GHS Classification
['GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS)', 'GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements']
Safety in Use
| Category | spices, other natural seasonings and flavorings |
| Recommendation for ocimum gratissimum usage levels up to | not for fragrance use. |
| Recommendation for ocimum gratissimum flavor usage levels up to | not for flavor use. |
No supplier data available
Potential Uses
Natural Occurrence
Synonyms
africain
basil
caribbean
basil
clove
basil
east indian
basil
pale-yellow-flowered
basil
russian
basil
shrubby
basil
south-east asian tree
basil
tree
basil
ocimum guineense
ocimum suave
ocimum urticifolium
ocimum viride
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Anti-malarial activity of a polyherbal product (Nefang) during early and established Plasmodium infection in rodent models.
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Phytopharmacological approach of free radical scavenging and anti-oxidative potential of eugenol and Ocimum gratissimum Linn.
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Acaricidal activity of five essential oils of Ocimum species on Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus larvae.
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Larvicidal activity of Brazilian plant essential oils against Coenagrionidae larvae.
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Evaluation of the Hepato and Nephron-Protective Effect of a Polyherbal Mixture using Wistar Albino Rats.
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In vitro antitrypanosomal and antiplasmodial activities of crude extracts and essential oils of Ocimum gratissimum Linn from Benin and influence of vegetative stage.
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Effect of gibberellic acid (GA), indole acetic acid (IAA) and benzylaminopurine (BAP) on the synthesis of essential oils and the isomerization of methyl chavicol and trans-anethole in Ocimum gratissimum L.
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Ocimum gratissimum is effective in prevention against liver fibrosis in vivo and in vitro.
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Elevation of serum pancreatic amylase and distortion of pancreatic cyto-architecture in type 1 diabetes mellitus rats treated with Ocimum gratissimum.
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Effects of essential oils from medicinal plants acclimated to Benin on in vitro ruminal fermentation of Andropogon gayanus grass.
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In vitro antiplasmodial activities and synergistic combinations of differential solvent extracts of the polyherbal product, Nefang.
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Novel target genes responsive to apoptotic activity by Ocimum gratissimum in human osteosarcoma cells.
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Herbal supplement attenuation of cardiac fibrosis in rats with CClâ-induced liver cirrhosis.
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Design and evaluation of herbal hepatoprotective formulation against paracetamol induced liver toxicity.
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Comparative study of antifungal activities of six selected essential oils against fungal isolates from cheese wagashi in Benin.
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Influence of Npk inorganic fertilizer treatment on the proximate composition of the leaves of Ocimum gratissimum (L.) and Gongronema latifolium (benth).
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Antioxidant potential of a polyherbal antimalarial as an indicator of its therapeutic value.
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Identification of chicoric acid as a hypoglycemic agent from Ocimum gratissimum leaf extract in a biomonitoring in vivo study.
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Medicinal plants used in treatment and management of cancer in Kakamega County, Kenya.
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Evaluation of antitrypanosomal and anti inflammatory activities of selected Nigerian medicinal plants in mice.
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In vitro assessment of antioxidant, phytochemical and nutritional properties of extracts from the leaves of Ocimum gratissimum (Linn).
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Chemical Composition, In Vitro Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of the Essential Oils of Ocimum Gratissimum, O. Sanctum and their Major Constituents.
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Fractionated Ocimum gratissimum leaf extract inhibit prostate cancer (PC3·AR) cells growth by reducing androgen receptor and survivin levels.
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Acid buffering effects of aqueous leaf extract of Ocimum gratissimum L. in the rabbit stomach.
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Tri-trophic insecticidal effects of African plants against cabbage pests.
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Hepatoprotective Potential of Some Local Medicinal Plants against 2-Acetylaminoflourene-Induced Damage in Rat.
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The oral administration of trans-caryophyllene attenuates acute and chronic pain in mice.
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Antibacterial activities of selected edible plants extracts against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria.
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The heavy metal contents of some selected medicinal plants sampled from different geographical locations.
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Ocimum grastissimum extract inhibits stimulated acid secretion by carbachol and induces gastric mucus secretion.
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Ocimum gratissimum retards breast cancer growth and progression and is a natural inhibitor of matrix metalloproteases.
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Effect of essential oil from fresh leaves of Ocimum gratissimum L. on mycoflora during storage of peanuts in Benin.
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Herbal Supplement Ameliorates Cardiac Hypertrophy in Rats with CCl(4)-Induced Liver Cirrhosis.
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Gastric acid anti-secretory, anti-ulcerogenic and mucogenic effects of aqueous leaves' extract of Ocimum gratissimum in rats.
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Ethnobotanical survey of biopesticides and other medicinal plants traditionally used in Meru central district of Kenya.
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Evaluation of the antinociceptive activity of Ocimum gratissimum L. (Lamiaceae) essential oil and its isolated active principles in mice.
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Antimicrobial activity of plants used as medicinals on an indigenous reserve in Rio das Cobras, Paraná, Brazil.
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In vitro and in vivo inhibitory activities of four Indian medicinal plant extracts and their major components on rat aldose reductase and generation of advanced glycation endproducts.
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Beneficial Effects of Ocimum gratissimum Aqueous Extract on Rats with CCl(4)-Induced Acute Liver Injury.
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Trypanocidal and cytotoxic activities of essential oils from medicinal plants of Northeast of Brazil.
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Uterine contractility of plants used to facilitate childbirth in Nigerian ethnomedicine.
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The role of endothelium in the vasorelaxant effects of the essential oil of Ocimum gratissimum in aorta and mesenteric vascular bed of rats.
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Modulation of the norfloxacin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus by Croton campestris A. and Ocimum gratissimum L.
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An analgesic and hepatoprotective plant: Ocimum gratissimum.
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Antityrosinase and antioxidant activities of essential oils of edible Thai plants.
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Ocimum gratissimum Linn. and rosmarinic acid, attenuate eosinophilic airway inflammation in an experimental model of respiratory allergy to Blomia tropicalis.
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Clinical effect of a mouth rinse containing Ocimum gratissimum on plaque and gingivitis control.
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Chemical variation of essential oil constituents of Ocimum gratissimum L. from Benin, and impact on antimicrobial properties and toxicity against Artemia salina leach.
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Immunomodulatory role of Ocimum gratissimum and ascorbic acid against nicotine-induced murine peritoneal macrophages in vitro.
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Effect of aqueous leaves extract of Ocimum gratissimum on hematological parameters in rats.
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Dietary agents in the prevention of alcohol-induced hepatotoxicty: preclinical observations.
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Antitrypanosomal activity of some medicinal plants from Nigerian ethnomedicine.
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Antiplasmodial potential of medicinal plant extracts from Malaiyur and Javadhu hills of South India.
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Antimelanoma and radioprotective activity of alcoholic aqueous extract of different species of Ocimum in C(57)BL mice.
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Comparative volatile oil composition of four Ocimum species from northern India.
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Alteration of immune functions and Th1/Th2 cytokine balance in nicotine-induced murine macrophages: immunomodulatory role of eugenol and N-acetylcysteine.
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Caffeic acid induces apoptosis in human cervical cancer cells through the mitochondrial pathway.
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Screening for in vitro phototoxic activity of methanol extracts of Croton campestris A., Ocimum gratissimum L. & Cordia verbenaceae DC.
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WITHDRAWN: Phytochemical screening and modulation of antibiotic activity by Ocimum gratissimum L.
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Analysis of caffeic acid extraction from Ocimum gratissimum Linn. by high performance liquid chromatography and its effects on a cervical cancer cell line.
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Cerebroprotective effect of Ocimum gratissimum against focal ischemia and reperfusion-induced cerebral injury.
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Ocimum gratissimum Aqueous Extract Protects H9c2 Myocardiac Cells from H(2)O(2)-Induced Cell Apoptosis through Akt Signalling.
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Ocimum gratissimum Aqueous Extract Induces Apoptotic Signalling in Lung Adenocarcinoma Cell A549.
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In vitro antiplasmodial activity and toxicity assessment of some plants from Nigerian ethnomedicine.
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Methanol extract of Ocimum gratissimum protects murine peritoneal macrophages from nicotine toxicity by decreasing free radical generation, lipid and protein damage and enhances antioxidant protection.
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Biological effects of Ocimum gratissimum L. are due to synergic action among multiple compounds present in essential oil.
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Potential cancer-fighting Ocimum gratissimum (OG) leaf extracts: increased anti-proliferation activity of partially purified fractions and their spectral fingerprints.
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Preliminary study on mosquito repellent and mosquitocidal activities of Ocimum gratissimum (L.) grown in eastern Nigeria.
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Evaluation of antioxidant and free radical scavenging capacities of some Nigerian indigenous medicinal plants.
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Anticonvulsant and anxiolytic evaluation of leaf extracts of Ocimum gratissimum, a culinary herb.
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A comparative study of the antioxidant properties of two different species of Ocimum of southern Africa on alcohol-induced oxidative stress.
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Eugenol and methyl eugenol chemotypes of essential oil of species Ocimum gratissimum L. and Ocimum campechianum Mill. from Colombia.
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Justification for the use of Ocimum gratissimum L in herbal medicine and its interaction with disc antibiotics.
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Antimicrobial activities of the volatile oils of Ocimum bacilicum L. and Ocimum gratissimum L. (Lamiaceae) against some aerobic dental isolates.
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Eugenol protects nicotine-induced superoxide mediated oxidative damage in murine peritoneal macrophages in vitro.
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Aqueous leaf extract of Ocimum gratissimum potentiates activities of plasma and hepatic antioxidant enzymes in rats.
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Food preservative potential of essential oils and fractions from Cymbopogon citratus, Ocimum gratissimum and Thymus vulgaris against mycotoxigenic fungi.
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Use of medicinal plants for the treatment of measles in Nigeria.
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Anti-trypanosomal effects of aqueous extract of Ocimum gratissimum (Lamiaceae) leaf in rats infected with Trypanosoma brucei brucei.
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Effects of essential oils from Cymbopogon citratus (DC) Stapf., Lippia sidoides Cham., and Ocimum gratissimum L. on growth and ultrastructure of Leishmania chagasi promastigotes.
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Inventory of antidiabetic plants in selected districts of Lagos State, Nigeria.
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Toxicity and gastric tolerance of essential oils from Cymbopogon citratus, Ocimum gratissimum and Ocimum basilicum in Wistar rats.
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Antimicrobial activity of essential oils of Ocimum gratissimum L. From different populations of Kenya.
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Anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities of aqueous leaves extract of Ocimum gratissimum (Labiate) in rodents.
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Some Nigerian plants of dermatologic importance.
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Pharmacological evidence of calcium-channel blockade by essential oil of Ocimum gratissimum and its main constituent, eugenol, in isolated aortic rings from DOCA-salt hypertensive rats.
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Preventive and protective effects of wild basil in ethanol-induced liver toxicity in rats.
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Inhibition of breast tumor growth and angiogenesis by a medicinal herb: Ocimum gratissimum.
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Safety and hypoglycaemic properties of aqueous leaf extract of Ocimum gratissimum in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats.
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Antileishmanial and antifungal activity of plants used in traditional medicine in Brazil.
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Tropical green leafy vegetables prevent garlic-induced hepatotoxicity in the rat.
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Pharmacological evaluation of some bioactive plant products on albino rats.
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Studies on Ocimum gratissimum seed mucilage: evaluation of binding properties.
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Longitudinal evaluation of repellent activity of Ocimum gratissimum (Labiatae) volatile oil against Simulium damnosum.
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Characterization of the volatile pattern and antioxidant capacity of essential oils from different species of the genus Ocimum.
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Potential use of essential oils from Cameroon applied as fumigant or contact insecticides against Sitophilus zeamais Motsch. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).
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Antileishmanial activity of Eugenol-rich essential oil from Ocimum gratissimum.
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Effects of seasonal variation on the central nervous system activity of Ocimum gratissimum L. essential oil.
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Evaluation of ash from some tropical plants of Nigeria for the control of Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc. on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).
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Antibacterial and wound healing properties of methanolic extracts of some Nigerian medicinal plants.
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Screening of some medicinal plants used in south-west Nigerian traditional medicine for anti-Salmonella typhi activity.
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Temporal variation of chemical composition and relaxant action of the essential oil of Ocimum gratissimum L. (Labiatae) on guinea-pig ileum.
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Antifungal activity from Ocimum gratissimum L. towards Cryptococcus neoformans.
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Enhanced hypotensive effects of the essential oil of Ocimum gratissimum leaves and its main constituent, eugenol, in DOCA-salt hypertensive conscious rats.
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Antifungal activity of Ocimum gratissimum towards dermatophytes.
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Screening of crude extracts of six medicinal plants used in South-West Nigerian unorthodox medicine for anti-methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus activity.
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Persistance of the insecticidal activity of five essential oils on the maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais (Motsch.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).
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In vivo antimalarial activity of essential oils from Cymbopogon citratus and Ocimum gratissimum on mice infected with Plasmodium berghei.
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Prevention of garlic-induced hemolytic anemia using some tropical green leafy vegetables.
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Larvicidal activity of essential oils from Brazilian plants against Aedes aegypti L.
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Effect of essential oils on the growth of Fusarium verticillioides and fumonisin contamination in corn.
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Wound healing activities of methanolic extracts Ocimum gratissimum leaf in Wistar rats - a preliminary study.
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Five essential oils from aromatic plants of Cameroon: their antibacterial activity and ability to permeabilize the cytoplasmic membrane of Listeria innocua examined by flow cytometry.
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In vitro activity of essential oil from Ocimum gratissimum L. against four Candida species.
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Evaluation of five essential oils from aromatic plants of Cameroon for controlling food spoilage and mycotoxin producing fungi.
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[Antibacterial activity of essential oils on microorganisms isolated from urinary tract infection].
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Cardiovascular effects of the essential oil of Ocimum gratissimum leaves in rats: role of the autonomic nervous system.
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Studies on the acute and sub-chronic toxicity of the essential oil of Ocimum gratissimum L. leaf.
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An investigation into the wound-healing properties of essential oil of Ocimum gratissimum linn.
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Effects of Ocimum gratissimum L essential oil at subinhibitory concentrations on virulent and multidrug-resistant Shigella strains from Lagos, Nigeria.
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Antimicrobial study of essential oils of Ocimum gratissimum leaves and Zanthoxylum xanthoxyloides fruits from Cameroon.
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Comparative in vitro effects of AZT and extracts of Ocimum gratissimum, Ficus polita, Clausena anisata, Alchornea cordifolia, and Elaeophorbia drupifera against HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections.
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Antifungal activity of essential oils from leaves and flowers of Inula viscosa (Asteraceae) by Apulian region.
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Antinociceptive properties of the essential oil of Ocimum gratissimum L. (Labiatae) in mice.
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Herbal medicines for treatment of bacterial infections: a review of controlled clinical trials.
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Protection of stored maize against Sitophilus zeamais (Motsch.) by use of essential oils of spices from Cameroon.
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Anthelmintic activity of essential oil of Ocimum gratissimum Linn. and eugenol against Haemonchus contortus.
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Treatment of superficial mycoses with Ocimum gratissimum.
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Effects of some groundnut packaging methods and protection with Ocimum and syzygium powders on kernel infection by fungi.
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Relaxant effects of the essential oil of Ocimum gratissimum on isolated ileum of the guinea pig.
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Shigellocidal properties of three Nigerian medicinal plants: Ocimum gratissimum, Terminalia avicennoides, and Momordica balsamina.
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Correlation between chemical composition and antibacterial activity of essential oils of some aromatic medicinal plants growing in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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The formulation of an effective topical antibacterial product containing Ocimum gratissimum leaf essential oil.
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Antifungal properties of Ocimum gratissimum essential oil (ethyl cinnamate chemotype).
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Genetic diversity of Ocimum gratissimum L. based on volatile oil constituents, flavonoids and RAPD markers.
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Inhibition of glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) from parasitic nematodes by extracts from traditional Nigerian medicinal plants.
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Hypoglycaemic activity of Ocimum gratissimum in rats.
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Antidiarrhoeal effects of Ocimum gratissimum leaf extract in experimental animals.
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Modulatory potential of clocimum oil on mouse skin papillomagenesis and the xenobiotic detoxication system.
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Antibacterial activity of Ocimum gratissimum L. essential oil.
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Pharmacological investigation of Ocimum gratissimum in rodents.
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The anthelmintic effects of the leaf extract of Ocimum gratissimum (L.).
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Antidiarrhoeal activities of Ocimum gratissimum (Lamiaceae).
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Preliminary studies of the antifungal activities of some medicinal plants against Basidiobolus and some other pathogenic fungi.
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In vitro antifungal activity of essential oils obtained from officinal plants against dermatophytes.
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Antimutagenic activity of extracts of leaves of four common edible vegetable plants in Nigeria (west Africa).
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"Antimalarial" medicinal plants and their impact on cell populations in various organs of mice.
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Antibacterial properties of the Vietnamese cajeput oil and ocimum oil in combination with antibacterial agents.
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Essential oil of alfavaca, Ocimum gratissimum, from Brazilian Amazon.
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Composition of the Essential Oil of Ocimum gratissimum Grown in Rwanda1.
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[Antibacterial action of essential oils extracted from Madagascar plants].
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Immunomodulating agents of plant origin. I: Preliminary screening.
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Smooth muscle contracting lipid-soluble principles in chromatographic fractions of Ocimum gratissimum.
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[The essential oil of Ocimum gratissimum L (author's transl)].
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[Biogenesis of the essential oil of Ocimum gratissimum (author's transl)].
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A study of the variations in essential oil of cultivated Ocimum gratissimum.
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An investigation into the efficacy of Ocimum gratissimum as used in Nigerian native medicine.
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[Morphology of Ocimum gratissimum L. experimentally cultivated in Serbia and Vojvodina. 2].
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[Introduction of Ocimum gratissimum L. into Vojvodina and Serbia. Preliminary report].