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Devesh Tewari, H. Pandey, A. Sah, H. Meena, V. Chander, R. Singh, P. Singh
2015
2015
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Tewari, D., Pandey, H., Sah, A., Meena, H., Chander, V., Singh, R., & Singh, P. (2015). Phytochemical, Antioxidant and Antidepressant Evaluation of Ocimum basilicum, O. tenuiflorum, O. kilimandscharicum Grown in India.
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Tewari, Devesh, H. Pandey, A. Sah, H. Meena, V. Chander, R. Singh, and P. Singh. “Phytochemical, Antioxidant and Antidepressant Evaluation of Ocimum Basilicum, O. Tenuiflorum, O. Kilimandscharicum Grown in India” (2015).
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Tewari, Devesh, et al. Phytochemical, Antioxidant and Antidepressant Evaluation of Ocimum Basilicum, O. Tenuiflorum, O. Kilimandscharicum Grown in India. 2015.
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@article{devesh2015a,
title = {Phytochemical, Antioxidant and Antidepressant Evaluation of Ocimum basilicum, O. tenuiflorum, O. kilimandscharicum Grown in India},
year = {2015},
author = {Tewari, Devesh and Pandey, H. and Sah, A. and Meena, H. and Chander, V. and Singh, R. and Singh, P.}
}
Abstract
Abstract Ocimum is used in traditional medicine, as a culinary herb and a well known source of flavouring principle. The antioxidant activity in three Ocimum taxa viz. O. basilicum, O. tenuiflorum, O. kilimandscharicum was determined by DPPH free radical scavenging ability and reducing power assay. Total phenolic, flavonoids and tannins were determined using spectrophotometric technique and comparative antidepressant activity was evaluated using forced swim test. It was observed that all the three species of Ocimum found in western Himalayan region show significant antioxidant and antidepressant activities, however the O. kilimandscharicum was found to have highest antioxidant and antidepressant activity.