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Anise-Scented Basil
Ocimum tenuiflorum
Anise-Scented Basil · Albahaca · Basilic sacré · Brimstone Bush · Heilige basielkruid · Hellig basilikum · Holy Basil · Klampes · Krishna Tulsi · Püha basiilik · Ruku-ruku · Tulasi · Tulsi (Trinidad & Tobago); Albahaca morada (ES); Purple basil (EN) · albahaca morada · bazalka posvätná · brush-leaf-tea · helig basilika · holy basil
At a glance
Origin / distribution: not documented
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: (E)-ANETHOLE, BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE, CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE, EO
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Lamiaceae
Scientific name: Ocimum tenuiflorum
Common names: Anise-Scented Basil, Albahaca, Basilic sacré, Brimstone Bush, Heilige basielkruid, Hellig basilikum, Holy Basil, Klampes, Krishna Tulsi, Püha basiilik, Ruku-ruku, Tulasi, Tulsi (Trinidad & Tobago); Albahaca morada (ES); Purple basil (EN), albahaca morada, bazalka posvätná, brush-leaf-tea, helig basilika, holy basil
POWO: 453130-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
Historical context is not documented in this record.
Origins and distribution
not documented in this record
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Evaluating the efficacy of <i>Ocimum tenuiflorum</i> as a therapeutic agent in colorectal cancer. · 2026 source ↗
- Polyphenolic HRMS Characterization, Contents, Antioxidant Activity and Cytotoxic Effects of Costa Rican Ocimum tenuiflorum L. Extracts · 2026 source ↗
- Correction: Ocimum tenuiflorum extract (HOLIXERTM): Possible effects on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in modulating stress. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- (E)-ANETHOLE
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE
- EO
- LINALOL
- METHYL-EUGENOL
- MYRCENE
- METHYL-CHAVICOL
- TERPINOLENE
- ALPHA-HUMULENE
- ALPHA-PINENE
- BORNEOL
- CAMPHENE
- CAMPHOR
- LIMONENE
- ALDEHYDES
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- ALKALOIDS
- 4-ALLYL-1-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRONOSYL-2-HYDROXYBENZENE
- ANTISTAPHYLOCOAGULASE
- APIGENIN
- APIGENIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- APIGENIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONIC-ACID
- APIGENIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONIC-ACID-6''-METHYL-ESTER
- APIGENIN-7-O-GLUCURONIDE
- (Z)-ALPHA-BISABOLENE
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- BETA-BISABOLENE
- CALCIUM
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CARNOSIC-ACID
- CARVACROL
- CEREBROSIDES
- CHAVIBETOL
- 1,8-CINEOLE
- BETA-ELEMENE
- CIRSILINEOL
- CIRSIMARITRIN
- DECYL-ALDEHYDE
- EUGENOL
- EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER
- FAT
- GERANIAL
- GLYCOSIDES
- HEXOURONIC-ACID
- ISOTHYMONIN
- ISOTHYMUSIN
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID
- LUTEOLIN
- LUTEOLIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- LUTEOLIN-5-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- LUTEOLIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONIC-ACID-6''-METHYL-ESTER
- LUTEOLIN-7-O-GLUCURONIDE
- METHYL-HOMOANISIC-ACID
- MOLLUDISTIN
- MUCILAGE
- NERAL
- NEROL
- OCIMARIN
- OCIMUMOSIDE-A
- OCIMUMOSIDE-B
- OLEANOLIC-ACID
- OLEIC-ACID
- ORIENTIN
- OXALATES
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PENTOSES
- PHENOLS
- PHOSPHORUS
- BETA-PINENE
- PROTEIN
- ROSMARINIC-ACID
- GAMMA-SELINENE
- SAPONINS
- SINAPIC-ACID
- STEARIC-ACID
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- TANNIN
- TERPINEN-4-OL
- URSOLIC-ACID
- XYLOSE
- CINEOLE
- 1-ALLYL-4-(5-ALLYL-2-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENOXY)-3-(4-ALLYL-2-METHOXYPHENOXY)-5-METHOXYBENZENE
- 6-ALLYL-3-(4-ALLYL-2-METHOXYPHENOXY)-3',8-DIMETHOXYFLAVAN-4'-OL
- 1,2-BIS(4-ALLYL-2-METHOXYPHENOXY)-3-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-3-METHOXYPROPANE
- 5-ALLYL-3-(4-ALLYL-2-METHOXYPHENOXYMETHYL)-2-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-7-METHOXY-2,3-DIHYDROBENZOFURAN
- ACETIC-ACID
- 6-ALLYL-3',8-DIMETHOXY-FLAVAN-3,4'-DIOL
- 3-(5-ALLYL-2-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENOXY)-PROP-1-ENE
- CARBOHYDRATES
- (+)-DELTA-CADINENE
- (-)-TRANS-CARYOPHYLLENE
- CITRAL
- DOLICHOLS
- ESTRAGOLE
- EUCALYPTOL
- FIBER
- FORMIC-ACID
- 1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-1,2,3-TRIS(4-ALLYL-2-METHOXYPHENOXY)PROPANE
- (-)-LINALOOL
- 16-HYDROXY-4,4,10,13-TETRAMETHYL-17-(4-METHYL-PENTYL)-HEXADECAHYDRO-CYCLOPENTA[A]PHENANTHREN-3-ONE
- MONOTERPENES
- NEOLIGNANS
- PHENYLPROPANOIDS
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- POLYISOPRENOID-ALCOHOLS
- TETRACYCLIC-TRITERPENOID
- VICENIN
- VICENIN-2
- WATER
- (1S)-ALPHA-PINENE
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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