Category:spices, other natural seasonings and flavorings
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
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Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
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GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) |
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Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: |
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Safety in Use Information:
Category: | spices, other natural seasonings and flavorings |
Recommendation for ocimum sanctum leaf usage levels up to: | | not for fragrance use.
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Recommendation for ocimum sanctum leaf flavor usage levels up to: |
| not for flavor use.
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FDA Listing of Food Additive Status: | View |
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Synonyms:
holy | basil (tulsi) | holy | basil leaf | | ocimum sanctum nepal | | ocimum tenuiflorum leaf | | powder obtained from the ground leaves of ocimum sanctum, labiatae | | tulsi tea leaf |
Articles:
PubMed:Anthelmintic activity of Ocimum sanctum leaf extract against ovine gastrointestinal nematodes in India. |
PubMed:Antidyslipidemic Effect of Ocimum sanctum Leaf Extract in Streptozotocin Induced Diabetic Rats. |
PubMed:Sunlight-induced rapid and efficient biogenic synthesis of silver nanoparticles using aqueous leaf extract of Ocimum sanctum Linn. with enhanced antibacterial activity. |
PubMed:Role of Ocimum sanctum leaf extract on dietary supplementation in the transgenic Drosophila model of Parkinson's disease. |
PubMed:Effect of Oxidative Phytochemicals on Nicotine-stressed UMNSAH/DF-1 Cell Line. |
PubMed:Ocimum sanctum leaf extracts attenuate human monocytic (THP-1) cell activation. |
PubMed:Assessment of litter degradation in medicinal plants subjected to ultraviolet-B radiation. |
PubMed:A study on genetic variability of pathogenic Aeromonas hydrophila strains and the varied responses of the strains towards phyto-extracts. |
PubMed:4-coumarate: CoA ligase partitions metabolites for eugenol biosynthesis. |
PubMed:Holy Basil leaf extract decreases tumorigenicity and metastasis of aggressive human pancreatic cancer cells in vitro and in vivo: potential role in therapy. |
PubMed:Green synthesis and spectral characterization of silver nanoparticles from Lakshmi tulasi (Ocimum sanctum) leaf extract. |
PubMed:Rapid identification of molecular changes in tulsi (Ocimum sanctum Linn) upon ageing using leaf spray ionization mass spectrometry. |
PubMed:Enhancing chloramphenicol and trimethoprim in vitro activity by Ocimum sanctum Linn. (Lamiaceae) leaf extract against Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi. |
PubMed:In vitro anti-plasmodial activity of some traditionally used medicinal plants against Plasmodium falciparum. |
PubMed:In vitro antiplasmodial effect of ethanolic extracts of traditional medicinal plant Ocimum species against Plasmodium falciparum. |
PubMed:Variation of antioxidant activity and phenolic content of some common home remedies with storage time. |
PubMed:Rapid biological synthesis of platinum nanoparticles using Ocimum sanctum for water electrolysis applications. |
PubMed:Lipid-lowering and antioxidative activities of aqueous extracts of Ocimum sanctum L. leaves in rats fed with a high-cholesterol diet. |
PubMed:Antifungal activity of Ocimum sanctum Linn. (Lamiaceae) on clinically isolated dermatophytic fungi. |
PubMed:Ocimum sanctum Linn. leaf extracts inhibit acetylcholinesterase and improve cognition in rats with experimentally induced dementia. |
PubMed:Hepatoprotective activity of Ocimum sanctum alcoholic leaf extract against paracetamol-induced liver damage in Albino rats. |
PubMed:Double-blinded randomized controlled trial for immunomodulatory effects of Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum Linn.) leaf extract on healthy volunteers. |
PubMed:Antimelanoma and radioprotective activity of alcoholic aqueous extract of different species of Ocimum in C(57)BL mice. |
PubMed:Evaluation of ethanol leaf extract of Ocimum sanctum in experimental models of anxiety and depression. |
PubMed:Effects of flaxseed, sardines, pearl millet, and holy basil leaves on production traits of layers and fatty acid composition of egg yolks. |
PubMed:Reversal of Cadmium-induced Oxidative Stress in Chicken by Herbal Adaptogens Withania Somnifera and Ocimum Sanctum. |
PubMed:Immunomodulatory activity of methanolic leaf extract of Moringa oleifera in animals. |
PubMed:Antiplasmodial activity of botanical extracts against Plasmodium falciparum. |
PubMed:Effect of Ocimum sanctum, turmeric extract and vitamin E supplementation on the salivary gland and bone marrow of radioiodine exposed mice. |
PubMed:Antifungal activities of Ocimum sanctum essential oil and its lead molecules. |
PubMed:Trace Element Studies on Tinospora cordifolia (Menispermaceae), Ocimum sanctum (Lamiaceae), Moringa oleifera (Moringaceae), and Phyllanthus niruri (Euphorbiaceae) Using PIXE. |
PubMed:Ocimum sanctum extracts attenuate hydrogen peroxide induced cytotoxic ultrastructural changes in human lens epithelial cells. |
PubMed:Controlled programmed trial of Ocimum sanctum leaf on generalized anxiety disorders. |
PubMed:Evaluation of larvicidal and nymphicidal potential of plant extracts against Anopheles subpictus Grassi, Culex tritaeniorhynchus Giles and Aphis gossypii Glover. |
PubMed:Combinatorial chemopreventive effect of Azadirachta indica and Ocimum sanctum on oxidant-antioxidant status, cell proliferation, apoptosis and angiogenesis in a rat forestomach carcinogenesis model. |
PubMed:Antibacterial activity of some plant extracts used in folk medicine. |
PubMed:Larvicidal activity of Ocimum sanctum Linn. (Labiatae) against Aedes aegypti (L.) and Culex quinquefasciatus (Say). |
PubMed:Screening for antifeedant and larvicidal activity of plant extracts against Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner), Sylepta derogata (F.) and Anopheles stephensi (Liston). |
PubMed:Antifeedant and larvicidal effects of plant extracts against Spodoptera litura (F.), Aedes aegypti L. and Culex quinquefasciatus Say. |
PubMed:Larvicidal activity of saponin from Achyranthes aspera against Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae). |
PubMed:Comparative antimicrobial activities of Emblica officinalis and Ocimum sanctum. |
PubMed:Ocimum sanctum Linn. (Holy Basil) ethanolic leaf extract protects against 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene-induced genotoxicity, oxidative stress, and imbalance in xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes. |
PubMed:Study on beta-galactosidase enzymatic activity of herbal yogurt. |
PubMed:Modulatory effect of distillate of Ocimum sanctum leaf extract (Tulsi) on human lymphocytes against genotoxicants. |
PubMed:Protective effect of Ocimum sanctum on 3-methylcholanthrene, 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene and aflatoxin B1 induced skin tumorigenesis in mice. |
PubMed:Proliferation, angiogenesis and apoptosis-associated proteins are molecular targets for chemoprevention of MNNG-induced gastric carcinogenesis by ethanolic Ocimum sanctum leaf extract. |
PubMed:Antioxidant activity of hydroalcoholic leaf extract of ocimum sanctum in animal models of peptic ulcer. |
PubMed:Quantification of eugenol, luteolin, ursolic acid, and oleanolic acid in black (Krishna Tulasi) and green (Sri Tulasi) varieties of Ocimum sanctum Linn. using high-performance thin-layer chromatography. |
PubMed:In vivo studies on the effect of Ocimum sanctum L. leaf extract in modifying the genotoxicity induced by chromium and mercury in Allium root meristems. |
PubMed:Ocimum sanctum leaf extracts stimulate insulin secretion from perfused pancreas, isolated islets and clonal pancreatic beta-cells. |
PubMed:Effect of Ocimum sanctum Linn. on normal and dexamethasone suppressed wound healing. |
PubMed:Immunotherapeutic potential of Ocimum sanctum (L) in bovine subclinical mastitis. |
PubMed:Chronic oral administration of Ocimum sanctum Linn. augments cardiac endogenous antioxidants and prevents isoproterenol-induced myocardial necrosis in rats. |
PubMed:Inhibition of lipid peroxidation by botanical extracts of Ocimum sanctum: in vivo and in vitro studies. |
PubMed:The evaluation of nitric oxide scavenging activity of certain Indian medicinal plants in vitro: a preliminary study. |
PubMed:Anticonvulsant potential of holy basil, Ocimum sanctum Linn., and its cultures. |
PubMed:Effect of Ocimum sanctum (OS) leaf extract on hepatotoxicity induced by antitubercular drugs in rats. |
PubMed:Antinociceptive action of Ocimum sanctum (Tulsi) in mice: possible mechanisms involved. |
PubMed:Ocimum sanctum aqueous leaf extract provides protection against mercury induced toxicity in Swiss albino mice. |
PubMed:A comparative study of different crude extracts of Ocimum sanctum on noise stress. |
PubMed:Radiation protection by the ocimum flavonoids orientin and vicenin: mechanisms of action. |
PubMed:A comparative evaluation of some blood sugar lowering agents of plant origin. |
PubMed:Chemopreventive effect of Ocimum sanctum on DMBA-induced hamster buccal pouch carcinogenesis. |
PubMed:Ocimum sanctum leaf extract in the regulation of thyroid function in the male mouse. |
PubMed:Inhibition by an extract of Ocimum sanctum of DNA-binding activity of 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene in rat hepatocytes in vitro. |
PubMed:Enhancement of bone marrow radioprotection and reduction of WR-2721 toxicity by Ocimum sanctum. |
PubMed:Protection against radiation-induced chromosome damage in mouse bone marrow by Ocimum sanctum. |
PubMed:Effect of Tulasi (Ocimum sanctum) leaf powder supplementation on blood sugar levels, serum lipids and tissue lipids in diabetic rats. |
PubMed:Randomized placebo-controlled, single blind trial of holy basil leaves in patients with noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. |
PubMed:In vitro evaluation of medicinal plant extracts against Pestalotiopsis mangiferae. |
PubMed:Modulatory influence of alcoholic extract of Ocimum leaves on carcinogen-metabolizing enzyme activities and reduced glutathione levels in mouse. |
PubMed:Radioprotective effect of leaf extract of Indian medicinal plant Ocimum sanctum. |
PubMed:Chemopreventive action by an extract from Ocimum sanctum on mouse skin papillomagenesis and its enhancement of skin glutathione S-transferase activity and acid soluble sulfydryl level. |
PubMed:Anxiolytic activity of ocimum sanctum leaf extract. |
PubMed:Hypoglycemic effect of Ocimum sanctum leaf extract in normal and streptozotocin diabetic rats. |
PubMed:Mitochondrial malate dehydrogenase and malic enzyme of a filarial worm Setaria digitata: some properties and effects of drugs and herbal extracts. |
PubMed:Preliminary psychopharmacological evaluation of Ocimum sanctum leaf extract. |
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