Therapeutic uses of Ocimum sanctum Linn (Tulsi) with a note on eugenol and its pharmacological actions: a short review.

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dc.contributor.authorPrakash, Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorGupta, Neeluen_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-04-21en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-01T04:58:57Z
dc.date.available2005-04-21en_US
dc.date.available2009-06-01T04:58:57Z
dc.date.issued2005-04-21en_US
dc.description30 references.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe medicinal plants are widely used by the traditional medical practitioners for curing various diseases in their day to day practice. In traditional systems of medicine, different parts (leaves, stem, flower, root, seeds and even whole plant) of Ocimum sanctum Linn (known as Tulsi in Hindi), a small herb seen throughout India, have been recommended for the treatment of bronchitis, bronchial asthma, malaria, diarrhea, dysentery, skin diseases, arthritis, painful eye diseases, chronic fever, insect bite etc. The Ocimum sanctum L. has also been suggested to possess antifertility, anticancer, antidiabetic, antifungal, antimicrobial, hepatoprotective, cardioprotective, antiemetic, antispasmodic, analgesic, adaptogenic and diaphoretic actions. Eugenol (1-hydroxy-2-methoxy-4-allylbenzene), the active constituent present in Ocimum sanctum L., has been found to be largely responsible for the therapeutic potentials of Tulsi. Although because of its great therapeutic potentials and wide occurrence in India the practitioners of traditional systems of medicine have been using Ocimum sanctum L. for curing various ailments, a rational approach to this traditional medical practice with modern system of medicine is, however, not much available. In order to establish the therapeutic uses of Ocimum sanctum L. in modern medicine, in last few decades several Indian scientists and researchers have studied the pharmacological effects of steam distilled, petroleum ether and benzene extracts of various parts of Tulsi plant and eugenol on immune system, reproductive system, central nervous system, cardiovascular system, gastric system, urinary system and blood biochemistry and have described the therapeutic significance of Tulsi in management of various ailments. These pharmacological studies have established a scientific basis for therapeutic uses of this plant.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Biochemistry, Seema Dental College & Hospital, Barrage Road, Rishikesh, Dehradoon - 249 203, Uttranchal.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPrakash P, Gupta N. Therapeutic uses of Ocimum sanctum Linn (Tulsi) with a note on eugenol and its pharmacological actions: a short review. Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 2005 Apr; 49(2): 125-31en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/106258
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijpp.comen_US
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen_US
dc.subject.meshEugenol --pharmacologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMedicine, Ayurvedicen_US
dc.subject.meshMedicine, Traditionalen_US
dc.subject.meshOcimumen_US
dc.subject.meshPhytotherapyen_US
dc.subject.meshPlant Extracts --pharmacologyen_US
dc.subject.meshPlant Leaves --chemistryen_US
dc.subject.meshPlants, Medicinalen_US
dc.titleTherapeutic uses of Ocimum sanctum Linn (Tulsi) with a note on eugenol and its pharmacological actions: a short review.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeReviewen_US
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