Pattanayak Priyabrata, Behera Pritishova, Das Debajyoti, Panda Sangram K
Jeypore College of Pharmacy, Jeypore (K), Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India.
Pharmacogn Rev. 2010 Jan;4(7):95-105. doi: 10.4103/0973-7847.65323.
The medicinal plants are widely used by the traditional medicinal practitioners for curing various diseases in their day to day practice. In traditional system of medicine, different parts (leaves, stem, flower, root, seeds and even whole plant) of Ocimum sanctum Linn. have been recommended for the treatment of bronchitis, malaria, diarrhea, dysentery, skin disease, arthritis, eye diseases, insect bites and so on. The O. sanctum L. has also been suggested to possess anti-fertility, anticancer, antidiabetic, antifungal, antimicrobial, cardioprotective, analgesic, antispasmodic and adaptogenic actions. Eugenol (1-hydroxy-2-methoxy-4-allylbenzene), the active constituents present in O. sanctum L. have been found to be largely responsible for the therapeutic potentials. The pharmacological studies reported in the present review confirm the therapeutic value of O. sanctum L. The results of the above studies support the use of this plant for human and animal disease therapy and reinforce the importance of the ethno-botanical approach as a potential source of bioactive substances.
药用植物在传统医学从业者的日常实践中被广泛用于治疗各种疾病。在传统医学体系中，神圣罗勒（Ocimum sanctum Linn.）的不同部位（叶子、茎、花、根、种子甚至整株植物）被推荐用于治疗支气管炎、疟疾、腹泻、痢疾、皮肤病、关节炎、眼疾、昆虫叮咬等。神圣罗勒还被认为具有抗生育、抗癌、抗糖尿病、抗真菌、抗菌、心脏保护、止痛、解痉和适应原性作用。已发现神圣罗勒中存在的活性成分丁香酚（1-羟基-2-甲氧基-4-烯丙基苯）在很大程度上决定了其治疗潜力。本综述中报道的药理学研究证实了神圣罗勒的治疗价值。上述研究结果支持将这种植物用于人类和动物疾病治疗，并强化了民族植物学方法作为生物活性物质潜在来源的重要性。
