Ocimum basilicum Labiatae

B. is steam-distilled from the flowering tops of Ocimum basilicum (Labiatae) cultivated in France, USA, Italy, Eastern Europe, Egypt, Madagascar, Reunion, Seychelles, and Comoro Islands. 

Ocimum basilicum Labiatae Whole plant Cedrenol, P-ocimene ... 

ADiGtrzEL A, MEDiNE G, MERYEM B, HATicE u T c, EiKRETTiN A and USA K (2005), Antimicrobial effects of Ocimum basilicum (Labiatae) extract , Turk J Biol 29,155-160. 

Basil (Sweet Basil). Basil consists of the brown, dried leaves and tender stems of Ocimum basilicum L. (Labiatae), an aimual native to India, Africa, and Asia, and cultivated in Egypt, southern Erance, Morocco, the Mediteranean countries, and the United States. Basil is one of the oldest known herbs, and it is reported that there are perhaps 50—60 poorly defined Ocimum species which can only be identified according to their chemical components. The flavor of the basihcum type is warm, sweet, somewhat pungent, and pecuhar, ie, methyl chavicol and linalool. It is used with meats, fish, certain cheeses, and tomato-based salads. The fresh leaves are ground and known as pesto with pastas. It is the main component of the Hqueur Chartreuse. 

Oleoresin Basil Obtained by the solvent extraction of the dried plant of Ocimum basilicum L. (Fam. Labiatae) as a dark brown or green semisolid. 

Lamiaceae (Labiatae) Ocimum basilicum L. Leave SD, Flowers SD 0.2-1.9 geranial, neral, camphor, linalool 59... 

Myrcene (1) as well as the stereoisomeric ocimenes (2) and (3) (J86) which were detected in more than 200 different flavors and fragrances are present in particularly high quantities in the essential oils of spice belonging to the families Compositae and Labiatae. Myrcene (1) and m -ocimene (2) were identified in basil oil (Ocimum basilicum L.) (337). The essential oil of a plant growing in Taiwan, Ocimum gratissimum L., contains, in addition to 8% of myrcene (1), up to 30% of ocimenes (2)/(3) (724). Myrcene (1) constitutes about 63% of the components of hop oils and thus accounts for about 58% of the total odor intensity of the whole oil and 85% of the odor of the hydrocarbon fraction (202). In a Thai species, locally known as horapha , (2) is... 

Source Ocimum basilicum L. (Family Labiatae or Lamiaceae). 

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