Phytochemical and Anti Ulcer Activity of  Ocimum sanctum

M. Jayabharathi; V. Sivakumari; R. Sathya Priya

Phytochemical and Anti Ulcer Activity of Ocimum sanctum

M. Jayabharathi ¹, V. Sivakumari ², R. Sathya Priya ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Biochemistry, Rabiammal Ahamed Maideen College for Women, Tiruvarur (T.N.), India
2 Department of Environmental and Herbal Sciences, Tamil University, Thanjavur (T.N.), India

The study was carried out to evaluate the phytochemical and anti ulcer activity of Ocimum sanctum against gastric ulcers. The phytochemical activity of Ocimum sanctum showed the presence of tannins, alkaloids, flavonoids, steroids, amino acids, reducing sugar, carbohydrate. Cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, VLDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides and phospholipids were also estimated. The results indicated that ethanol extract of Ocimum sanctum possessed a promising anti ulcerogenic effect.