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C. K. Rajani ¹, M. Chisti ¹, A. Prabhu ¹, S. Sood ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Hospital, New Delhi, IN

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J. Singh ¹, J. Sethi ², S. Sood ²

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1 Department of Pharmacology, Pt. B D Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak-124001, IN
2 Department of Physiology, Pt. B D Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak-124001, IN

Abstract

Ocimum sanctum (OS) Linn (family: Labiatae) is known for its medicinal values in various traditional medicines in India and other Asian nations. Different parts of this plant have been claimed to be valuable in a wide spectrum of diseases. Leaves of OS are used in cold, cough, fever, respiratory disorders, as a tonic rejuvenator and in non-healing ulcers. Recently it has been shown that OS has antistress, antioxidant, immuno-modulatory, radioprotective, analgesic, antipyretic, antiinflamatory, anticarcinogenic, antifertility and abortifacient properties. This review describes phytochemical, pharmacognostical, pharmacological properties and clinical studies conducted on OS.

Keywords

OS, Antioxidant, Immunomodulator, Adaptogen, Anti-Inflammatory.

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S. C. Deka ¹, S. Sood ¹, K. R. Gupta ¹

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1 Department of Biochemistry Regional Rice Research Station, Kaul, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, IN

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Rice, the major staple cereal food in many parts of the world, is used as a supplementary food in many countries. It is a common practice to age the freshly harvested rice at least for six months before consumption. Storage induced aging has both desirable and undesirable effects on the end products, depending upon storage conditions and rice variety. Aromatic rice has been very popular and command a higher price in the rice market than non aromatic rice varieties. Aroma is the result of genetic factors and environment.

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