மூலிகை : நாய் துளசி Plant name : Ocimum americanum Common name: Hoary Basil, Wild basil, Lemon basil Traditional use: Ocimum americanum /Canum is grown for its medicinal and culinary value and it is highly useful in treating various types of diseases and in lowering blood glucose, especially in type 2 diabetes levels. The herb can be used to treat colds, fevers, parasitic infestations on the body and inflammation of joints and headaches. The traditional medicine recognized its value in the treatment of fevers, dysentary and tooth problems. It was used as an insect repellent to counter the insect damages post harvest. It is used in various types of religious functions as part of rituals and as incense to protect the home. The leaves are used for flavoring purposes. The oil of the ocimum canum is composed of Linalool. The seeds may provide dietary fiber or reduce constipation. The herb has known antibacterial, anti fungal, and antiviral properties and acts like an analgesic and rubefacient. The essential oils and leaves are used in flavoring in foods, in chewing gums, sweets, teas, soft drinks, energy drinks, milk products, cosmetics, shampoos, soaps, shower gels, body lotions, and toothpastes. It works as a great mosquito repellent to prevent malaria and dengue fever. The plant is carminative, diaphoretic and stimulant; used in cold, coughs, catarrh and bronchitis, Leaf juice is used for dysentery and as a mouth-wash for relieving toothache; poured into nostrils for migraine. Decoction of the leaf is used for checking nose bleeding and malarial fever. Leaf paste is used as a cure for parasitical skin diseases. Tea or infusion of the leaf is used in fever, indigestion and diarrhoea. Dried plant is burnt as mosquito repellant. Essential oil of the leaves and inflorescences possesses strong antifungal and antibacterial properties.
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 06:52:30 +0000
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