Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Hoary basil

Plant

English

Hoary basil, Lemon basil

Latin

Ocimum americanum L., Ocimum canum Sims., Ocimum fluminense Vell., Ocimum americanum Benth., Ocimum canum, Ocymum americanum, Ocymum canum, Ociumum americanum L., Ocumum americanum L.

Plantparts

Blossom, Branch with leaves and flowers, Flowering plant, foliage, Seeds, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

100-day cough, Abdominal pain, Aids digestion, Anti-asthmatic, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Anti-fatigue, Anti-gonorrhea, Anti-neuralgic, Anti-Rheumatic, antiseptic, arthritis, Asthma, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, bad digestion, baktericidal, Bellyache, Bellypain, benificial effect on the digestion, Carminative, Carminativum, Cephalagia, Cephalalgia, cholesterol, cholesterol in blood vessels, Cholesterol Reducer, Cholesterol reduction, clap, Clears gas, complaints of urinary system, Cough, Coughing, Coughs, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, diseases of the respiratory tract, disinfectant, disorders in the respiratory passages, disorders of the urinary passage, dispepsia, Diuretic, Dyslipidemia, Dyspepsia, Eupeptic, Excitability, excitement, exhaustion, Expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, faintness, Fart, Fatigue, Febrile response, feebleness, fever, feverish condition, Fevers, flatulence, flatulency, Flatus, Gas, Gastralgia, Gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, Good for digestion, headache, Headaches, head pains, hidrotic, High cholesterol, High levels of cholesterol in the blood, Hypercholesterolemia, improves digestion, indigestion, Induce sweating, intestinal gas, Languidness, Languor, Lassitude, Listlessness, lower cholesterol levels in the blood, Meteorism, Mucolytic agent, Nerve pains, Neuralgia, Pectoral, Pertussis, Poor digestion, problems in the urinary system, Promotes digestion, Pyrexia, reduce blood cholesterol, reduce blood fat level, Respiratory affections, Respiratory ailments, respiratory complaints, Respiratory disease, Respiratory diseases, respiratory disorders, respiratory illness, Rheumatic disorder, Rheumatism, soothes headaches, stimulates digestion, stomach ache, Stomach aches, Stomach pain, stomach pains, sudorific, sweat-inducing, tiredness, Urinary diseases, urinary disorders, urinary problems, Urinary tract ailments, Urinary-tract diseases, Used as an antiseptic, Used in the treatment of cough, Warming digestive, weakness, weariness, Whooping cough, wind

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Religion, Magic & Witchcraft

magical or religious use

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Northeastern Brazil, Phytomedical used in Tamil Nadu, India, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana)

Ingredients

 2-Undecanone, Alpha-Pinene, Beta-Sitosterol, Betulinic acid, Camphene, camphor, Caryophyllene, Citral, D-Galactose, D-Glucose, essential oil, Estragole, eucalyptol, eugenol, Farnesene, Geraniol, Geranyl acetate, Humulene, L-Arabinose, Linalol, Methyl eugenol, myrcene, terpineol, Ursolic acid, Xylose, Δ-cadinene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn6317

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