Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | Buji tlasik (Biji tlasik) |
|---|---|---|
| Other names | Java: selasih, telasih (Javanese), solasih (Sundanese). Celebes: amping, kukuru (Minahasa) [201] | |
| English name | Sweet basil | |
| Original plant name | Ocimum basilicum Linn., Sweet basil | |
| Family name | Labiatae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | seed |
| Collection information | Republic of Indonesia, Akar sari | |
| Collection date | 1980/01/16 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba, et al. | |
| Identifier | Mangestuti Agil | |
| TMPW No. | 6715 | |
Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Indonesian name, English name | Selasih, Sweet basil | ||
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| Synonyms | Selaseh, Selasi | |||
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| Original plant name | Ocimum basilicum Linn. | |||
| Family name | Labiatae | |||
| Used part | Seeds | |||
| Distribution area | It grows well throughout Java Island from lowland up to 450 m above sea level. It is even cultivated up to 1100 m above sea level. It occurs along roadsides, dry rice fields, teak forests, and is cultivated in the gardens [201]. | |||
| Description | Annual herb, up to 60 cm, square stem, purple, fragrant opposite leaves, whorled flowers on spiked inflorescences, white. It has 3 varieties: 1. An herb with dark brown stems, leaf stalks light yellow; leaves dark green, sweet and slightly pungent. It is used for cooking meat and fish. 2. An herb with stalks light green or sometimes brown leaf stalks 3. A taller black herb. Stalks are black, leaves dark green and brown, aroma sweet. This is the rarest varieties among others, and used to treat dry cough, difficulty in breathing, stomach disorders, wind expulsion. | |||
| Drug effect | Pungent, warming, improvng blood circulation [231]. | |||
| Specific actions | Diaphoretic, carminative, diuretic, analgesic [231]. | |||
| Frequency in use | Moderate | |||
| Common uses | It is commonly used in traditional Indonesian drinks. Leaves are used as vegetables either raw or cooked [201]. | |||
| Pharmacological effect | Characterization of the volatile pattern and antioxidant capacity of essential oils from different species of the genus Ocimum showed that essential oils obtained from various herbs and spices may have an important role to play in cancer chemoprevention, functional foods, and in the preservation of pharmacologic products [PMID: 16756370]. The antioxidant activity of a methanolic extract of Ocimum basilicum L. was examined using different in vitro assay model systems. The crude extracts was fractionated on a Sephadex LH-20 column, and six fractions were identified. Result showed that the major antioxidant compound in fraction IV was confirmed as rosmarinic acid. One rosmarinic acid can capture 1.52 radicals, and furthermore, the existence of a synergistic effect between alpha-tocopherol and rosmarinic acid was revealed [PMID: 12848523]. | |||
| Medical system | Indonesian medicine (Jamu) | |||
| Traditional usage | Seeds are stimulating and refreshing. Upon soaking with water, they will swell and become jelly-like. To make a drink is just by adding some sugar or syrup, and is a good drink for treating urinary tract infections with bloody urine. For this purpose, the patient must take several glasses each day. Seeds have a calming property and can treat nervousness by taking two teaspoons of seed to make a drink every day. Leaves are crushed with oil to make an ointment and is used to ripen boils [201]. | |||
| Formulation | 1) Fever and nervousness: 1-2 teaspoons of seeds are soaked in one glass of boiled water and stood to swell and become jelly-like. Add some sugar or syrup and drink [231]. 2) Boils: Leaves are burnt and ashes are then mixed with a small amount of oil. Apply the mixture on the affected areas [231]. | |||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | [201] K. Heyne, Tumbuhan Berguna Indonesia, Vols. 1-4, 1987. Diedarkan Oleh Koperasi Karyawan Departemen Kehutanan, Jakarta, Indonesia. Vol. 3, p 1701. [222] P.T. Eisai Indonesia: Medical Herb Index in Indonesia (Second edition).1995. p 262. [231] Soedibyo, Mooryati: Alam Sumber Kesehatan: Manfaat dan Kegunaan (Natural resources for health. Benefits and uses). Balai Pustaka. 1998. pp 335-336. | ||
| Research paper | 1. Trevisan MT, Vasconcelos Silva MG, Pfundstein B, Spiegelhalder B, Owen RW. Characterization of the volatile pattern and antioxidant capacity of essential oils from different species of the genus Ocimum. J Agric Food Chem., 14;54(12):4378-82, 2006. (PMID: 16756370) 2. Wang T, Cui SY, Hu XL, Lu RH. Study on the constituents of volatile oil from Ocimum basilicum. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi, 28(8):740-2, 2003. (PMID: 15015356) 3. Jayasinghe C, Gotoh N, Aoki T, Wada S. Phenolics composition and antioxidant activity of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.). J Agric Food Chem., 16;51(15):4442-9, 2003. (PMID: 12848523) 4. Gang DR, Wang J, Dudareva N, Nam KH, Simon JE, Lewinsohn E, Pichersky E. An investigation of the storage and biosynthesis of phenylpropenes in sweet basil. Plant Physiol., 125(2):539-55, 2001. (PMID: 11161012) | |||
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