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+ | '''Ocimum kilimandscharicum''' is a perennial plant growing 1 - 2 metres tall. The plant is often grown as an annual, especially in cooler climates. The leaves are used as a flavouring in foods, whilst the plant also has medicinal properties, yields an essential oil, and is used as an insect repellent. | ||
==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
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==Parts Used== | ==Parts Used== | ||
− | {{Parts Used| | + | {{Parts Used|Leaves}}. |
==Chemical Composition== | ==Chemical Composition== | ||
− | <ref name="chemical composition"/> | + | It contains two new compounds with damarane skeleton namely 2α-hydroxy-3-oxodammara-20,24-diene (1) and 2α,3β-dihydroxy dammara-20, 24-diene (2) together with apeginin7-O-neohespeiridoside.<ref name="chemical composition"/> |
==Common names== | ==Common names== | ||
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===Dravya=== | ===Dravya=== | ||
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==Habit== | ==Habit== | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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==How to plant/cultivate== | ==How to plant/cultivate== | ||
− | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> | + | Prefers a rich, light, well-drained to dry soil and a position in full sun.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> |
==Commonly seen growing in areas== | ==Commonly seen growing in areas== | ||
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==Photo Gallery== | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
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− | <ref name="chemical composition">[ | + | <ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ajol.info/index.php/bcse/article/view/191196#:~:text=Two%20new%20compounds%20with%20damarane,)%2C%20%CE%B1%2Damyrin%20acetate%20( Chemistry]</ref> |
− | <ref name="Leaf">[ | + | <ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref> |
− | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ | + | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ocimum+kilimandscharicum Cultivation]</ref> |
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref> | <ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref> | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | * [ ] | + | * [https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0104377 Ocimum kilimandscharicum on journals.plos.org] |
− | * [ ] | + | * [https://www.infonet-biovision.org/PlantHealth/MedicinalPlants/Ocimum-kilimandscharicum Ocimum kilimandscharicum on www.infonet-biovision.org] |
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[[Category:Herbs]] | [[Category:Herbs]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:05, 8 June 2020
Ocimum kilimandscharicum is a perennial plant growing 1 - 2 metres tall. The plant is often grown as an annual, especially in cooler climates. The leaves are used as a flavouring in foods, whilst the plant also has medicinal properties, yields an essential oil, and is used as an insect repellent.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
It contains two new compounds with damarane skeleton namely 2α-hydroxy-3-oxodammara-20,24-diene (1) and 2α,3β-dihydroxy dammara-20, 24-diene (2) together with apeginin7-O-neohespeiridoside.[2]
Common names
Language | Common name |
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Kannada | |
Hindi | |
Malayalam | |
Tamil | |
Telugu | |
Marathi | |
Gujarathi | |
Punjabi | |
Kashmiri | |
Sanskrit | |
English |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Guna
Veerya
Vipaka
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
Kind | Shape | Feature |
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Flower
Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
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Fruit
Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
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Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Prefers a rich, light, well-drained to dry soil and a position in full sun.[4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
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