Holy Basil
ocimum tenuiflorum
Medicinal Actions
Alexeteric, Analgesic, Antidepressant, Antibacterial, Antifertility, Antihistaminic, Antiinflammatory, Antioxidant, Antipyretic, Antisecretory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Antispermatogenic, Antistress, Antithyroid, Antiulcer, Candidicide, Carminative, Cholagogue, Contraceptive, COX-2 Inhibitor, Cyclooxygenase Inhibitor, Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Fungicide, Hepatoprotective, Hypoglycemic, Hypotensive, Larvicide, Lactagogue, Laxative, Lipoxygenase Inhibitor, Negative Inotropic, Radioprotective, Sedative, Stimulant, Stomachic, Colic
Conditions Treated
Abortifacient
Adaptogen
Bitter
Demulcent
Vermifuge
Alzheimer’s
Arthrosis
Asthma
Bacteria
Bite
Bronchosis
Cancer
colon
liver
spleen
Candida
Cardiopathy
Catarrh
Cholera
Cold
Constipation
Cough
Cramp
Depression
Dermatosis
Diarrhea
Dysmenorrhea
Dyspepsia
Dyspnea
Dysuria
Earache
Encephalosis
Enterosis
Epistaxis
Escherichia
Fever
Flu
Fungus
Gas
Gastrosis
Gonorrhea
Gravel
Headache
Heatstroke
Hemiplegia
Hepatosis
Hiccup
High Blood Pressure
Infection
Inflammation
Insomnia
Leukoderma
Lumbago
Malaria
Mycosis
Nervousness
Neurosis
Ophthalmia
Otosis
Ozena
Pain
Pulmonosis
Radiation
Respirosis
Rheumatism
Rhinosis
Ringworm
Salmonella
Snakebite
Splenosis
Staphylococcus
Stress
Swelling
Tuberculosis
Typhoid
Ulcer
Urogenitosis
VD
Virus
Wart
Worm
Yeast