Abstract
Ocimum tenuiflorum also known as Tulsi family of the ocimum tenuiflorum is laminaceae. Ocimum tenuiflorum are produced in India and Southeast Asia, India is the largest sources of medicinal plant in whole world. Herbs have been provided therapeutic potential to the health of individual. The demand of this plant are increasing day by day for medicinal purpose [1]. There are approximately 35,000 medicinal plants which are used for the therapeutic effect according to Ayurveda and siddha and unani and other traditional system. In which ocimum tenuiflorum is one of the most important for medicinal purpose. It is employed in the treatment of various disease such as antimicrobial infection, antifungal, anticancer, arthritis, chronic fever, antifertility, eye disease, hepatoprotective, antispasmodic, and analgesic, antiemetic. Cardio protective [2]. This medicinal herb have also been shown to reduce blood glucose levels, making it an effective treatment of diabetes [3]. There are many chemical constituent present in ocimum tenuiflorum such as, oleanolic acid, rosmarinic acid, ursolic acid eugenol, , linalool, carvacrol, elemene, caryophyllene, germacrene. Ocimum tenuiflorum is considered to have diuretic, stimulant property [4]. Volatile oil, fi xed oil also obtained from the leaves of medicinal herbs [5]. Monoterpene are obtained from the the volatile oils such as, camphene, myrcene, sabinene, in which some mono terpene produced oxygen such as linalool, borneol [6]. Phytochemical analysis of this medicinal herb can identify the nature of compounds present in the extract of ocimum tenuiflorum. It is also for identify the bioactive compound and their effect. They are commonly helpful as model for the synthetic of new medicine