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Basil, Thai basil, or sweet basil, is a common name for the culinary herb Ocimum basilicum of the family Lamiaceae (mints), sometimes known as Saint John's Wort in some English-speaking countries.
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Basil, Thai basil, or sweet basil, is a common name for the culinary herb Ocimum basilicum of the family Lamiaceae (mints), sometimes known as Saint John's Wort in some English-speaking countries.
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Safety thresholds
essential oils from spearmint and sweet basil→ demonstrate →cytotoxicity against common foodborne bacteria
“Only the essential oils from spearmint and sweet basil demonstrated cytotoxicity against common foodborne bacteria, while all preparations were active against the fungi Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Aspergillus niger.”
essential oils from spearmint, sweet basil, anise, and kumquat→ are active against →fungi Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Aspergillus niger
“Only the essential oils from spearmint and sweet basil demonstrated cytotoxicity against common foodborne bacteria, while all preparations were active against the fungi Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Aspergillus niger.”
What science says
compound effect
“The obtained results indicated that the MIC values of sweet basil and holy basil oils were 2.0% and 3.0% v/v, respectively, whereas hoary basil oil did not show activity against P. acnes at the highest concentration tested (5.0% v/v).”
sweet basil oil→has a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of→2.0% v/v
“Dynamic headspace analysis of volatiles present in fresh or dried basil revealed that linalool and methylchavicol (estragole) were the two major headspace volatile compounds of the plant sample.”
“Dynamic headspace analysis of volatiles present in fresh or dried basil revealed that linalool and methylchavicol (estragole) were the two major headspace volatile compounds of the plant sample.”
methylchavicol (estragole)→is major volatile compound→sweet basil
