MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM (SCENT LEAF)
A REVIEW
Abstract
Ocimum gratissimum is a well-known plant used in the Indian system of medicine. Folklore medicine claims its use in headache, fever, diarrhoea, pneumonia etc. Research carried out using different in vitro and in vivo techniques of biological evaluation supports most of the claims.The ethanolic extract of the leaves of Ocimium gratisimum L. (Lamiaceae), used in traditional medicine for the treatment of several ailments such as urinary tract, wound, skin and gastrointestinal infections, was evaluated for its antibacterial properties against four clinical bacteria isolates namely: Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the antifungal properties using a clinical isolate of Candida albicans. This review paper presents the ethnobotanical, natural product chemistry, pharmacological, clinical information of the plant.
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Ocimum gratissimum, Pharmacological, Extract PlantDownloads
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Copyright (c) 2024 OKOYE, C. I., ADAMU, B. B., ABUBAKAR, Z. I., IDRIS, H. A., MAIDAWA, G. L., MUSTAPHA, F. A., AYEGBA, S. O., ABDALLAH, H.Y. (Author)
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