INVESTIGATION OF OCIMUM BASILICUM L. ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION OF THE FLORA OF BELGOROD REGION
Ocimum basilicum L. is one of the most promising plants for medicine. The O. basilicum L. herb is used in folk medicine as an expectorant, anti-inflammatory agent, in gastritis, colitis, nephritis and other diseases. Numerous studies revealed that the O. basilicum L. essential oil in the experiment has a good antioxidant, antimicrobial and cytotoxic activity. The method of gas chromatography − mass spectrometry has determined the chemical composition of the essential oil in n-hexane extraction of O. basilicum L. growing on the territory of Belgorod Region. It was found that it contains 11 components, the dominant of which are monoterpene alcohol − β-linalool, phenol − eugenol and sesquiterpene − germakren D. Besides, it contains high molecular weight aliphatic alcohol − phytol in significant amounts. The studied sample can be attributed to linalool-eugenol type. Eugenol significantly predominates in the amount, so in the future the standardization of the O. basilicum L. raw material can be done in terms of this component.
Sevruk IA, Pisarev DI, Novikov OO, et al. Investigation of ocimum basilicum l. essential oil composition of the flora of Belgorod region. Research Result. Medicine and Pharmacy Series. 2015;1(3):97-103 (In Russian). DOI:10.18413/2313-8955-2015-97-103
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