Ingredient
Lemon basil
Species of plant
Cook with Lemon basil
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About
Lemon basil, hoary basil, Thai lemon basil, or Lao basil, is a hybrid between basil and American basil. The herb is grown primarily in northeastern Africa and southern Asia for its fragrant lemon scent, and is used in cooking.
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Research Evidence
What science says
“while the anise and citrus scents were detected as dominant in the Lemon basil, Tree basil, and”
Lemon basil, Tree basil, and Thai basil → had → dominant anise and citrus scents
“In total, the two basil samples showed the presence of seven caffeic acid and derivatives (dimers, trimers, and tetramers) and five flavonoids, mainly glycoside derivatives of quercetin.”
lemon basil (Ocimum × citriodorum) → contains → seven caffeic acid and derivatives (dimers, trimers, and tetramers) and five flavonoids, mainly glycoside derivatives of quercetin
“Despite some qualitative and quantitative differences, in both samples rosmarinic acid was the major phenolic compound, and linalool the predominant volatile compound.”
lemon basil (Ocimum × citriodorum) → contains → rosmarinic acid as the major phenolic compound
“Despite some qualitative and quantitative differences, in both samples rosmarinic acid was the major phenolic compound, and linalool the predominant volatile compound.”
lemon basil (Ocimum × citriodorum) → contains → linalool as the predominant volatile compound
“In general, the tested extracts provided relevant bioactive properties since both basil species showed higher antioxidant activity in Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances (TBARs) and Oxidative Hemolysis Inhibition (OxHLIA) assays when compared with the positive control Trolox.”
infusion and hydroethanolic extracts of cinnamon basil and lemon basil → show → higher antioxidant activity in Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances (TBARs) and Oxidative Hemolysis Inhibition (OxHLIA) assays compared to Trolox