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'''Ocimum Canum''' belongs to the Lamiaceae family. This annual plant is native to the African continent and grows to a height of 2 feet. It is also known as the African basil with a distinct mint flavor, with hairy leaves and scented flowers.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Colds}}, {{Uses|Fevers}}, {{Uses|Parasitic infestations}}, {{Uses|Headaches}}, {{Uses|Inflammation of joints}}, {{Uses|Dysentary}}, {{Uses|Tooth problems}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootWhole herb}}.
==Chemical Composition==
It contains following Chemical constituents Thymol (42.15%), p-cymene (21.17%) and γ-terpinene (19.81%) as major compounds<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Ajaka|en=Wild basil|gu=|hi=Kala Tulasi|kn=Nayi tulasi|ks=|ml=Katturamatulasi|mr=|pa=|ta=Nay Tolasi|te=Kukka Tulasi}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Properties==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Elliptic|Pointed to tapering|Base flat or blunt, Nearly entire}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Borne in racemes|5mm long|White||Densely velvet hairy, Filaments hairless. Flowering season is August}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Nutlets|1.5mm long|Sub trigonous|Minutely fitted|Dark brown|Fruiting season is August}}
===Other features===
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[Chemistry]Industrial Crops and Products Volume 119, Pages 201-208</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 283</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[Cultivation]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">"Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.756, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru. </ref>
</references>
