User:Herb5902/Holy Basil

Ocimum tenuiflorum

The following oils are common across all basil types but are found in varying quantities:
* cinnamate
* citronellol
* geraniol
* linalool
* pinene
* terpineol
* 3,4-dimethoxycinnamic acid, caffeic acid, diosmetin, luteolin, kaempferol, rosmarinic acid, apigenin, and genistein that control the blood glucose in diabetic rats
Eugenol, an orthomethoxyphenol, and ursolic acid have been identified as important components of [Holy] basil. 

Benefits:

• Immune-booster, boosts:
  • monocytes
  • T-helper cells
  • NK cells and
  • IL-4
• anti-helminthic
  • nemotodes
• anti-microbial
  • antiviral (HSV, HIV)
  • eugenol is an antibiotic
  • oral health
    • cavities,
    • gingivitis, and
    • periodontal disease
  • antifungal
    • candida
• anti-diabetic
  • ursolic acid (derivatives) and rosmarinic acid are known to have anti-diabetic activities
  • insulin promotor
  • rosmarinic acid, permethrin, luteolin, and isosakuranetin have a considerable binding affinity for the PPARγ
• Anti-inflammatory
• Antioxidant
• Cancer-fighter: prostate
• Pain-reducer (analgesic)
• Fever-reducer (antipyretic)
• anti-tussive
• Liver-protector (hepatoprotective)
• Blood vessel-protector
  • atherosclerosis
• Anti-stress solution
• Speeds up fracture healing
• Diarrhea

Adverse effects:

• neutrophils↓