Ethno-medicines have been playing a vital role throughout human history in the day to healthcare routine. Before evolution of western medicine, for thousands years, people using traditional medicine treatment different diseases. With cancer being major threat community, ethnomedicine can significant prevention and cure. Among all medicinal plants, Ocimum sanctum Linn has certain chemo-preventiv...

Nanoparticles are described as substances with at least one exterior dimension between 1 and 100 nm. can be produced by physical, chemical, or biological processes. Nanoparticle production techniques include chemical reduction, electrochemistry, photochemistry, physical vapour condensation. However, some of these methods very expensive risky. The method for creating nanoparticles is simple, qui...

Dementia is one of the age related mental problems and a characteristic symptom of various neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer's disease. Certain drugs like diazepam, barbiturates and alcohol disrupt learning and memory in animals and man. However, a new class of drugs known as nootropic agents is now used in situations where there is organic disorder in learning abilities. The pres...

Seeds of Ocimum sanctum L. (Labiatae; popularly known as 'Tulsi' in Hindi and 'Holy Basil' in English) contain a pale yellow colored fixed oil. The oil possesses antiinflammatory activity due to dual inhibition of arachidonate metabolism supplemented by antihistaminic activity. The antiinflammatory activity is not dependent on the pituitary adrenal axis. The oil possesses antipyretic activity d...

T he petroleum ether (60-80°C) ex tract of OcilllulIl sanCIUln root was tested fo r pentobarbitone induced hypnosis in mice. The root extract or vehicle was admi nistered (i.p. ) and after 30 minutes pentobarbito ne sodium (35 mg/kg) was admini stered. The explo ratory behavi our like Water Maze Test was studi ed by imparting training to mice ill a rec tangular tank ha ving holes to escape, fil...

The genus Ocimum L. belonging to family of Lamiaceae is widely distributed in Iran, Ocimum sanctum L. is described in many medicinal properties and a wide therapeutic range. It is used specially in the management of cough, ashtma, fever and common cold. In this research, samples were collected from Shahr-e-Rey, on August 2013, then essential oils were extracted by  hydro-distillation and steam ...

An aqueous extract of <em>Ocimum sanctum</em> (Tulsi) and <em>Elettaria cardamomum</em> (Cardamom) was administered to elderly subjects suffering from depression living in selected old age home. Geriatric Depression Assessment Scale used assess the level depression; based on scale, 40 were for study. The divided into two groups twenty each. Experimental group received ex...

The present study was undertaken to check and compare the virtue of plant extracts in relation larvicidal activities against Anopheles subpictus. lethality toxicity methanolic aqueous Ocimum sanctum, basilicum, Leucas aspera Coleus amboinicus early 4th instar larvae A. subpictus were determined laboratory. All Lamiaceae showed moderate effect after 24 hours exposure as evidenced by low lethal c...