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Ocimum basilicum - Basil leaves

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Chemical Composition
==Chemical Composition==
Mature seeds contain alkali like abrineconcentrations of linalool and methyl chavicol (estragole), precatorine, etcin a ratio of about 3:1.Other constituents include: 1, abraline; toxalbumin like abrin I8-cineole, IIeugenol, III, etc., abrus agglutinin Iand myrcene, II (Aamong others. PThe clove scent of sweet basil is derived from eugenol. A ⅠThe aroma profile of basil includes 1, Ⅱ), sterols like abricin, squnalene, alcohol likeβ8-amyrin, cycloartenol, 5β-cholanic acid, abrussic acid, sophoradiol, trimethyltryptophan abrusin galactose, arabinose, xylose, polysaccharide cineole and flavonoids compounds, Seed covers contain gallic acid, abranin), delphinidinmethyl eugenol.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==

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