Ocimum gratissimum, also known as clove basil, African basil, and in Hawaii as wild basil, is a species of basil. West Efirin and is used by some in the Caribbean, going by many local names. Seeds seem to need strong sunlight to germinate, although germination has been achieved even during an average UK summer.

Catechin, and also alkaloids and terpenoids. The essential oil of Ocimum gratissimum contains eugenol and shows some evidence of antibacterial activity. Thrips tabaci, and so is a useful insect repellent in other crops. Influence of light, temperature and gibberellic acid on the germination of Ocimum gratissimum L.

MS and its antioxidant and anxiolytic effects”. Chemical composition, antibacterial activity in vitro and brine-shrimp toxicity of the essential oil from inflorescences of Ocimum gratissimum L. Celso Vataru Nakamura, Tania Ueda-Nakamura, Erika Bando, Abrahão Fernandes Negrão Melo, Díogenes Aparício Garcia Cortez, Benedito Prado Dias Filho, “Antibacterial Activity of Ocimum gratissimum L. Essential Oil”, Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol. Justification for the use of Ocimum gratissimum L in herbal medicine and its interaction with disc antibiotics Nweze E. Nutritional and antimicrobial properties of Ocimum gratissimum leaves Oboh F.

Food preservative potential of essential oils and fractions from Cymbopogon citratus, Ocimum gratissimum and Thymus vulgaris against mycotoxigenic fungi Nguefack J. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. This article needs additional citations for verification. This article possibly contains original research.