Basil (Ocimum sanctum) Basil (Ocimum sanctum L.) is an annual herb, used as a medicinal plant in day-to-day practice in Indian homes for the successful management of various health-related problems. The holy plant, basil has been used by traditional practitioners as anticancer, antifungal, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, analgesic, carminative, expectorant, antiasthmatic, hepatoprotective, cardioprotective, hypolipidmic, antiemetic, antispasmodic, antirheumatic, hypotensive and diaphoretic…
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