World Literature on Medicinal Plants from Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database -44

World Literature on Medicinal Plants from Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database -44

World Literature on Medicinal Plants Quoted/Consulted/Modified/Improved/Discussed/Used/Corrected in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database.

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32. Ganasoundari A, Devi PU, Rao BS. Enhancement of bone marrow radioprotection and reduction of WR-2721 toxicity by Ocimum sanctum. Mutat Res. 1998;397:303–12. [PubMed]

33. Babu K, Uma Maheswari KC. In vivo studies on the effect of Ocimum sanctum L. leaf extract in mordifying the genotoxicity induced by chromium and mercury in Allium root meristems. J Environ Biol. 2006;27:93–5. [PubMed]

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35. Trevisan MT, Vasconcelos Silva MG, Pfundstein B, Spiegelhalder B, Owen RW. Characterization of the volatile pattern and antioxidant capacity of essential oils from different species of the genus Ocimum. J Agric Food Chem. 2006;54:4378–82. [PubMed]

36. Gupta S, Mediratta PK, Singh S, Sharma KK, Shukla R. Antidiabetic, antihypercholesterolaemic and antioxidant effect of Ocimum sanctum (Linn) seed oil. Indian J Exp Biol. 2006;44:300–4. [PubMed]

37. Geetha RK, Vasudevan DM. Inhibition of lipid peroxidation by botanical extracts of Ocimum sanctum: In vivo and in vitro studies. Life Sci. 2004;76:21–8. [PubMed]

38. Yanpallewar SU, Rai S, Kumar M, Acharya SB. Evaluation of antioxidant and neuroprotective effect of Ocimum sanctum on transient cerebral ischemia and long-term cerebral hypoperfusion. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2004;79:155–64. [PubMed]

39. Sarkar A, Lavania SC, Pandey DN, Pant C. Changes in the blood lipid profile after administration of Ocimum sanctum (Tulsi) leaves in the normal albino rabbits. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 1994;38:311–2. [PubMed]

40. Singh S, Malhotra M, Majumdar DK. Antibacterial activity of Ocimum sanctum L.fixed oil. Indian J Exp Biol. 2005;43:835–7. [PubMed]

41. Geeta, Vasudevan DM, Kedlaya R, Deepa S, Ballal M. Activity of Ocimum sanctum (the traditional Indian medicinal plant) against the enteric pathogens. (472).Indian J Med Sci. 2001;55:434–8. [PubMed]

42. Kaul D, Sukla AR, Sikand K, Dhawan V. Effect of herbal polyphenols on artherogenic transcriptome. Mol Cell Biochem. 2005;278:177–84. [PubMed]

43. Goel RK, Sairam K, Dorababu M, Prabha T, Rao ChV. Effect of standardized extract of Ocimum sanctum Linn.on gastric mucosal offensive and defensive factors. Indian J Exp Biol. 2005;43:715–21. [PubMed]

44. Dharmani P, Kuchibhotla VK, Maurya R, Srivastava S, Sharma S, Patil G. Evaluation of anti-ulcerogenic and ulcer-healing properties of Ocimum sanctum Linn. J Ethnophamacol. 2004;93:197–206.

45. Mandal S, Das DN, De K, Ray K, Roy G, Chaudhuri SB, et al. Ocimum sanctum Linn: A study on gastric ulceration and gastric secretion in rats. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 1993;37:91–2. [PubMed]

46. Mukherjee R, Dash PK, Ram GC. Immunotherapeutic potential of Ocimum sanctum (L) in bovine subclinical mastitis. Res Vet Sci. 2005;79:37–43. [PubMed]

47. Mediratta PK, Sharma KK, Singh S. Evaluation of immunomodulatory potential of Ocimum sanctum seed oil and its possible mechanism of action. J Ethnopharmacol. 2002;80:15–20. [PubMed]

48. Godhwani S, Godhwani JL, Vyas DS. Ocimum sanctum: A prelimnary study evaluating its immunoregulatory profile in albino rats. J Ethnopharmacol. 1988;24:193–8. [PubMed]

49. Shokeen P, Ray K, Bala M, Tondon V. Prelimnary studies on activity of Ocimum sanctum, Drynaria quercifolia, and Annona squamosa against Neisseria gonorrohoeae. Sex Transm Dis. 2005;32:106–11. [PubMed]

50. Jaggi RK, Madaan R, Singh B. Anticonvulsant potential of holy basil, Ocimum sanctum Linn., and its cultures. Indian J Exp Biol. 2003;41:1329–33. [PubMed]

51. Sakina MR, Dandiya PC, Hamdard ME, Hameed A. Prelimnary psychopharmacological evaluation of Ocimum sanctum leaf extract. J Ethnopharmacol. 1990;28:143–50. [PubMed]

52. Joshi H, Parle M. Evaluation of nootropic potential of Ocimum sanctum Linn.in mice. Indian J Exp Biol. 2006;44:133–6. [PubMed]

53. Maity TK, Mandal SC, Saha BP, Pal M. Effect of Ocimum sanctum roots extract on swimming performance in mice. Phytother Res. 2000;14:120–1. [PubMed]

54. Khanna N, Bhatia J. Antinociceptive action of Ocimum sanctum (Tulsi) in mice: Possible mechanisms involved. J Ethnopharmacol. 2003;88:293–6. [PubMed]

55. Ahmed M, Ahamed RN, Aladakatti RH, Ghosesawar MG. Reversible anti-fertility effect of benzene extract of Ocimum sanctum leaves on sperm parameters and fructose content in rats. J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol. 2002;13:51–9. [PubMed]

56. Asha MK, Prashanth D, Murali B, Padmaja R, Amit A. Anthelmintic activity of essential oil of Ocimum sanctum and eugenol. Fitoterapia. 2001;72:669–70. [PubMed]

57. Kelm MA, Nair MG, Stasburg GM, DeWitt DL. Antioxidant and cyclooxygenase inhibitiory phenolic compounds from Ocimum sanctum Linn. Phytomedicine. 2000;7:7–13. [PubMed]

58. Singh S. Comparative evalution of antiinflammatory potential of fixed oil of different species of Ocimum and its possible mechanism of action. Indian J Exp Biol. 1998;36:1028–31. [PubMed]

59. Godhwani S, Godhwani JL, Vyas DS. Ocimum sanctum: An experimental study evaluating its anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic activity in animals. J Ethnopharmacol. 1987;21:153–63. [PubMed]

60. Karthikeyan K, Ravichandran P, Govindasamy S. Chemopreventive effect of Ocimum sanctum on DMBA-induced hamster buccal pouch carcinogenesis. Oral Oncol. 1999;35:112–9. [PubMed]

61. Prashar R, Kumar A, Hewer A, Cole KJ, Davis W, Phillips DH. Inhibition by an extract of Ocimum sanctum of DNA-binding activity of 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene in rat hepatocytes in vitro. Cancer Lett. 1998;128:155–60. [PubMed]

62. Prakash J, Gupta SK. Chemopreventive activity of Ocimum sanctum seed oil. J Ethnopharmacol. 2000;72:29–34. [PubMed]

63. Panda S, Kar A. Ocimum sanctum leaf extract in the regulation of thyroid function in the male mouse. Pharmacol Res. 1998;38:107–10. [PubMed]

64. Kantak NM, Gogate MG. Effect of short term administration of Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum Linn.) on reproductive behavior of adult male rats. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 1992;36:109–11. [PubMed]

65. Samson J, Sheela Devi R, Ravindran R, Senthilvelan M. Biogenic amine changes in brain regions and attenuating action of Ocimum sanctumin noise exposure. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2006;83:67–75. [PubMed]

66. Gupta SK, Srivastava S, Trivedi D, Joshi S, Halder N. Ocimum sanctum modulates selenite-induced cataractogenic changes and prevents rat lens opaciification. Curr Eye Res. 2005;30:583–91. [PubMed]

67. Halder N, Joshi S, Gupta SK. Lens aldose reductase inhibiting potential of some indigenous plants. J Ethnopharmacol. 2003;86:113–6. [PubMed]

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70. Archana R, Namasivayam A. Effect of Ocimum sanctum on noise induced changes in neutrophil functions. J Ethnopharmacol. 2000;73:81–5. [PubMed]

71. Seth SD, Johri N, Sundaram KR. Antispermatogenic effect of Ocimum sanctum. Indian J Exp Biol. 1981;19:975–6. [PubMed]

72. Kasinathan S, Ramakrishnan S, Basu SL. Antifertility effect of Ocimum sanctum L. Indian J Exp Biol. 1972;10:23–5. [PubMed]

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