Hoary Basil

At a glance

Origin / distribution: India(Santal), Malaya, Ghana, Sudan, India, CO

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Bite(Dog), Bite(Snake), Catarrh, Cholera

Science studied: L-ARABINOSE, BETULINIC-ACID, DELTA-CADINENE, 1,8-CINEOLE

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 canum

Common names: Hoary Basil, Basilic blanchâtre, Basilic blanchâtre, Petit basilic, Hinsa, M'Kadi, M'Kadi meu, hoary basil

History

The source record documents this plant in India(Santal), Malaya, Ghana, Sudan, India, CO.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Bite(Dog)
• Bite(Snake)
• Catarrh
• Cholera
• Convulsion
• Dysentery
• Parasiticide
• Rabies

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• India(Santal)
• Malaya
• Ghana
• Sudan
• India
• CO

Documented cultural uses

• Bite(Dog)
• Bite(Snake)
• Catarrh
• Cholera
• Convulsion
• Dysentery
• Parasiticide
• Rabies
• Skin
• Ardor
• Cough
• Spasm

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

• Unveiling the anti-inflammatory wound healing potential of Ocimum canum extract and its phytochemicals via bioassay-guided isolation, fractionation, and computational studies. · 2025 source ↗
• Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using <i>Ocimum canum</i> and their anti-bacterial activity. · 2020 source ↗
• In vitro propagation of Ocimum sanctum Linn., Ocimum canum Sims., and Ocimum tenuiflorum Linn., and evaluation of antioxidant, MMP-9 down regulation of eugenol and camphor · 2022 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• L-ARABINOSE
• BETULINIC-ACID
• DELTA-CADINENE
• 1,8-CINEOLE
• CITRAL
• EO
• EUGENOL
• EUGENYL-ACETATE
• FARNESENE
• D-GALACTOSE
• D-GALACTURONIC-ACID
• GERANIOL
• GERANYL-ACETATE
• D-GLUCOSE
• HUMULENE
• ISOBORNEOL-ACETATE

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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