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Ocimum Sanctum: An All-Round Treatment for Cancer?

Kumar, P. and Patel, D. · Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine · 2023

Meta-analysis / review

Abstract

This review evaluates the evidence for holy basil (Ocimum sanctum/tenuiflorum) as a broad anticancer agent, summarising the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory mechanisms by which its phytochemicals act against cancer.

Referenced for these plants

Holy BasilSacred basilTulsiOcimum tenuiflorum

How to cite

Kumar, P. and Patel, D (2023) 'Ocimum Sanctum: An All-Round Treatment for Cancer?', Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, 29(4), pp. 253-257.

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