The medicinal plants are useful for healing and curing of human diseases. Over 55% of all modern clinical drugs are of natural product origin. The plant, Ocimum tenuiflorum is highly used by the people of whole world specially Indians to cure various disorders because of the presence of phytochemical constituents. Ocimum tenuiflorum plant is known to possess anticancer, antispasmodic, antiviral, insecticide, antiseptic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antistress, Immunomodulatory, hypotensive and antioxidant properties. The present study reveals that various secondary metabolites such as glycosides, alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, terpenoids, tannins, saponins, antraquenone , fats and oils and steroids are present in different leaf extract of the plant.
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Author Name: Shweta Tyagi, I.P.Pandey and Ashish Kumar
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Keywords: Ocimum tenuiflorum , secondary metabolites, clinical drug
ISSN: 0973-3507 print
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EOI/DOI: Doi-10.51129/ujpah-june2021-3
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