Estragole, methyl cinnamate, methyl eugenol, α-bergamotene, α-cadlnol, linalool, eugenol, and linoleic acid in Ocimum basilicum Linn. exhibit anti-inflammatory activity by inhibiting pro-inflammatory mediators, stimulating anti-inflammatory cytokines, decreasing nitric oxide production, and inhibiting lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase enzymes, according to Mueller et al., Umamageswari et al., and Eftekhar et al.

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Referenced by nodes (6)

• Eugenol concept
• pro-inflammatory cytokine concept
• anti-inflammatory activity concept
• linalool concept
• anti-inflammatory cytokines concept
• nitric oxide concept