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Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum) Products as Medical Treatment of Human Diseases

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  • Essential oil of basil, obtained from its leaves, has demonstrated the ability to inhibit several species of pathogenic bacteria that have become resistant to commonly used antibiotic drugs.
  • Studies have shown many pharmacological effects in several diseases, with potent antioxidant, anti-aging, anticancer, antiviral, and antimicrobial properties (Sakr, Al-Amoudi, 2012).
  • Essential oil of basil, obtained from its leaves, has demonstrated the ability to inhibit several species of pathogenic bacteria that have become resistant to commonly used antibiotic drugs.
  • Sweet basil is cultivated for production of essential oils, dry leaves as a culinary herb, condiment/spice or as an ornamental plant. It is used as an ingredient in various dishes and food preparations, especially in the Mediterranean cuisine (Zheljazkov et al., 2007). Sweet Basil has shown unique health protecting effects due to its important flavonoids and volatile oils. The unique array of active constituents called flavonoids found in basil provides protection at cellular level.
  • Essential oil of basil, obtained from its leaves, has demonstrated the ability to inhibit several species of pathogenic bacteria that have become resistant to commonly used antibiotic drugs.
  • Studies have shown many pharmacological effects in several diseases, with potent antioxidant, anti-aging, anticancer, antiviral, and antimicrobial properties (Sakr, Al-Amoudi, 2012).
  • Aromatic  leaves and flowering parts of  O. basilicum are traditionally used as stimulant and tonic agents used in folk remedies to treat various ailments such as poor digestion,  stomach-ache, feverish illnesses, nausea, abdominal cramps, gastro-enteritis, migraine, insomnia, depression, gonorrhoea, dysentery, and chronic diarrhoea exhaustion16.
  • It is called the “king of herbs” which contains plenty of phytochemicals with significant nutritional as well as antioxidant capabilities and health benefits.