The science behind sacredness of Tulsi (ocimum sanctum linn.)

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 291-306

  Mondal, Shankar ^a   Mirdha, Bijay R ^a   Mahapatra, Sushil C ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Adaptogenic; Antimicrobial properties; Immunomodulation; Medicinal plant

Indexed keywords

AMIFOSTINE; CLOXACILLIN; ESSENTIAL OIL; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; ORIENTIN; TIOPRONIN; TULSI EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROTECTIVE AGENT; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BOVINE MASTITIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTRACEPTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EXOCYTOSIS; GAMMA RADIATION; HEART PROTECTION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IC 50; IMMUNOMODULATION; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MASTITIS; MAZE TEST; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; NEUROPROTECTION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; PAW EDEMA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; RADIATION PROTECTION; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TASK PERFORMANCE; TOXICITY TESTING; ANIMAL; AYURVEDA; BASIL; CHEMISTRY; HEART DISEASE; HEPATITIS; HISTORY; INDIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYTOTHERAPY; RELIGION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; HEART DISEASES; HEPATITIS; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INDIA; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; OCIMUM; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RELIGION;

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DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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