Ocimum americanum: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)Ocimum americanum L. is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Ocimum africanum Loureiro, Ocimum album Roxb., Ocimum americanum Hutch. & Dalziel, Ocimum brachiatum Blume, Ocimum canum Sims, Ocimum canum var. integrifolium Engl., Ocimum dichotomum Hochst. ex Benth., Ocimum dinteri Briq., Ocimum fluminense Vell., Ocimum fruticulosum Burch., Ocimum hispidulum Schumach. & Thonn., Ocimum incanescens Mart., Ocimum petitianum A. Rich., Ocimum stamineum Sims, Ocimum thymoides Baker.
References regarding Ocimum americanum L. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Centuria I. Plantarum (1755)
· Amoenitates academicae (1755)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Botanical Magazine (2452)
· Flora of West Tropical Africa (1931)

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Search found 4 books and stories containing Ocimum americanum; (plurals include: Ocimum americanums). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Ethnobotanical study of Lamiaceae in Nanded, Maharashtra, India. < [2023: WJPR, Special Conference Issue]
Colossal cytotoxic potential of the wonder herb, ocimum < [2015: Volume 4, June issue 6]
Ethanobotanical survey of kopargaon tehsil of maharashtra < [2017: Volume 6, November issue 14]
Less known uses of weeds as medicinal plants < [Volume 3 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 1984]
Ethnomedicine of bhil tribe of jhabua district, m. p. < [Volume 5 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 1986]
Phytotherapy of Skin Disease by Plants of Patalkot and Tamiya < [Volume 16 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 1997]
Studies in Ethnobotany of ‘Nath’ of Bundelkhand region (by Praveen Kumar Khare)
Chapter 6 - Discussion (use of plants among tribal society)
Chapter 5 - Enumeration of Plant Species (Ethnobotanical Records of 'Nath' tribe)
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
Documentation of 'Plant Drugs' dispensed at Madurai's weekly shanties < [Volume 9 (issue 2), Apr-Jun 2018]
Tulsi - Ocimum sanctum: A herb for all reasons < [Volume 5 (issue 4), Oct-Dec 2014]
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