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Authors
Affiliations
1 Department of Biochemistry, Rabiammal Ahamed Maideen College for Women, Tiruvarur (T.N.), IN
2 Department of Environmental and Herbal Sciences, Tamil University, Thanjavur (T.N.), IN
Source
International Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol 2, No 2 (2010), Pagination: 116-119
Abstract
The study was carried out to evaluate the phytochemical and anti ulcer activity of Ocimum sanctum against gastric ulcers. The phytochemical activity of Ocimum sanctum showed the presence of tannins, alkaloids, flavonoids, steroids, amino acids, reducing sugar, carbohydrate. Cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, VLDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides and phospholipids were also estimated. The results indicated that ethanol extract of Ocimum sanctum possessed a promising anti ulcerogenic effect.
Keywords
Ocimum sanctum, Cholesterol, Phytochemical, Anti Ulcer Activity.
