LABIATAE

OCIMUM PEPPERMINT
COMMAN NAME "Sweet Basil" or "Niaz-bo" "Jangli Pudina”

AREA OF It is found in temperate and tropical regions This plant is found in temperate and tropical regions.
CULTIVATION
BOTANICAL Ocimum basilicum Mentha piperita
ORIGIN
FAMILY labiatae labiatae
PART USED Dried leaves Dried leaves
It contains:
 Volatile oils such as Menthone, Menthol,
It contains: Menthofuran, Isomenthone, Limonene
 Volatile oils such as Pinine, Thymol, Linalool, Eugenol,  Tannins
CONSITITUENTS Limonene, Methyl chavicol, Camphene, Geraniol  Resins
 Tannins  Potassium
 Camphor  Flavonoids
 Vitamin B complex
 Vitamin C
It is used:
 As a carminative and flavoring agent.
 As anti-spasmodic, stimulant and expectorant. It is used:
 To treat peptic ulcer.  As a carminative and flavoring agent.
 As stomachic.  As anti-spasmodic & as stomachic.
 As diaphoretic (induce sweating, increase sexual desire, and  As diaphoretic & as a tonic.
USES  As vermifuge.
increase libido).
 As an anti-fungal, anti-venomous, and anti-depressant.  As anti-viral, anti-fungal, and anti-bacterial.
 As insecticide.  Improve memory and concentration.
 As nervine.  As choleretic (substances that increase the
 As emmenagogue. volume of bile from the liver)
 As sudorific