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Holy Basil Tulsi (India)

🌿 Scent Profile

Sweet, clove-like spicy, green herbaceous, with a woody-balsamic undertone.

⚡ Functionality

Stress Reducing, Cognitive Enhancement, Mood Boost, Anticancer

⚗️ Chemistry

linalool, camphor, β-elemene, α-bergamotene and bornyl-acetate, estragole, eugenol and 1,8-cineole.

🛡️ Safety

Safe via inhalation in typical amounts. Contains high eugenol – prolonged intense exposure may irritate mucous membranes. Use well-diluted.

🌍 Sourcing

Distilled from leaves of Ocimum sanctum (a.k.a. O. tenuiflorum, Holy Basil) in India.

🔬 Scientific Literature

“[Holy basil] essential oil contains a valuable source of bioactive compounds, such as camphor, eucalyptol, eugenol, alpha-bisabolene, beta-bisabolene, and beta-caryophyllene. These compounds are proposed to be responsible for the antimicrobial properties of the leaf extracts. [Holy basil] leaves, which have high concentrations of eugenol, have been shown to have anticancer properties. (Hasan et al., 2022).”

MDPI

“As a result, exposure to [holy] basil essential oil significantly improved the behavior of the animals, suggesting anxiolytic- and antidepressant-like effects. Our results suggest that multiple exposures to basil essential oils can be useful as a mean to counteract anxiety and depression in Alzheimer’s disease conditions (Gradinariu et al., 2014).”

Springer

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. The scientific literature provided is for informational purposes only regarding the raw botanical materials.

Holy Basil Essential Oil (India)