• Priya Sharma
• Dr. Naresh Singh Gill
• Amandeep Kaur

The sacred basil Ocimum sanctum (Tulsi) , is renowned for its religious and spiritual sanctity, as well as for its important role in the traditional Ayurvedic and Unani system of holistic health and herbal medicine of the East.belongs to family lamiaceae. The plant has been famous for its curative properties and has been put to use for treatment of various ailments suchlike ulcer, bronchitis, jaundice, fever, cold and cough , arthritis and alimentary disorders. The present investigation was intented to evaluate the preliminary phytochemical characters as well as antioxidant properties of the plant. Phytochemical studies promotes new discovery for the synthesis of more potent drugs. Antioxidant activity of plant extract was evaluated by Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and Nitric Oxide (NO) method. Alkaloids , Flavanoids and triterpenoids were detected in the plant, With the increase in concentration of seed extract, the antioxidant activity increased proportionally to the maximum activity of 70.84% at 125μg/mL and 80.56% at 125μg/mL with H2O2 and NO respectively

Phytochemicals, Ocimum sanctum ,Flavanoids. Triterpenoids.

"ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF OCIMUM SANCTUM SEEDS FOR ITS ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 9, page no.d34-d43, September-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2209307.pdf

"ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF OCIMUM SANCTUM SEEDS FOR ITS ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 9, page no. ppd34-d43, September-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2209307.pdf