Abstract
Ocimum basilicum L. belongs to the family Lamiaceae; contains plenty of phytochemicals with significant nutritional as well as health benefits. Antioxidant activity of methanol extract of Ocimum basilicum callus was evaluated using various antioxidant assays. Proliferated callus was obtained on half-strength MS media supplemented with 1.40µM IAA. The callus extract showed considerable DPPH radical scavenging, hydroxyl radical scavenging and ferrous ion chelation activity with IC50 value of 16.05, 170.7 and 29.16µg/mL respectively.
Highlights
Ocimum basilicum L. belongs to the family Lamiaceae; contains plenty of phytochemicals with significant nutritional as well as health benefits
Ocimum basilicum L. commonly called as Sweet Basil belongs to the family Lamiaceace is a native plant of Indo Malayan region
Sweet basil is cultivated for production of essential oils, dry leaves as a culinary herb, condiment/spice or as an ornamental plant (Zheljazkov et al, 2007)
Summary
Ocimum basilicum L. commonly called as Sweet Basil belongs to the family Lamiaceace is a native plant of Indo Malayan region. It is called the “king of herbs” which contains plenty of phytochemicals with significant nutritional as well as health benefits (Jayasinghe et al, 2003). Aromatic leaves and flowering parts of O. basilicumare traditionally used as stimulant and tonic in folk remedies to treat various ailments such as poor digestion, stomach ache, feverish illnesses, nausea, abdominal cramps, gastro enteritis, migraine, insomnia, depression, gonorrhoea, dysentery and chronic diarrhoea exhaustion (Chopra et al, 1986). They have been applied for the treatment of acne, insect stings, snake bites and skin infections (Martin and Ernst, 2004)
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