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Ocimum campechianum : ウィキペディア英語版 | Ocimum campechianum
''Ocimum campechianum'' is a plant species in the Lamiaceae, widespread across Mexico, Central America, South America, the West Indies, and Florida.〔(Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families )〕 Leaves of ''Ocimum campechianum'' are eaten in Brazil's Amazon jungle. Similar to basil, it has a pungent flavor and contains essential oils which have been used ethnomedicinally. It is referred to in Brazil as ' and has also been referred to as albahaca del monte, Amazonian basil, wild sweet basil, wild mosquito plant, least basil, Peruvian basil, spice basil, alfavaca-do-campo, manjericao and estoraque.〔()〕〔http://www.drugs.com/npp/amazonian-basil.html〕 ==Essential Oil== Essential oil from ''O. campechianum'' has been tested for its in vitro food-related biological activities and found comparable to the essential oils of common basil and thyme and superior in its capacity as an antioxidant. It has also been found to possess antifungal activity against food spoiling yeasts. The leaves have the highest concentration of essential oil (4.3%).〔http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ffj.1374/abstract〕
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