Kruidenextract
bij de behandeling van artritis*
Uit een Indiase studie die in Engeland gepresenteerd werd op de jaarlijkse bijeenkomst van de British Pharmaceutical Conference blijkt dat twee variëteiten van het kruid
basilicum te weten Ocimum tenuiflorum en Ocimum americanum dezelfde resultaten geven als veel gebruikte ontstekings- en pijnremmers zoals
diclofenac in de behandeling van artritis. Extract van het kruid Ocimum tenuiflorum (ook wel Holy basil genoemd) zorgde binnen 24 uur voor 73% minder ontstekingen en zwelling. Ocimum americanum zorgde voor vergelijkbare resultaten.
Basil Plants Have Anti-Arthritic Properties
Two varieties of Basil that are widely used in Ayurvedic medicine have been scientifically shown to reduce inflammation and swelling, suggesting that they could have potential in arthritis
treatment.
At the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's annual event, the British Pharmaceutical Conference in Manchester, Mr Vaibhav Shinde from Poona Collage of Pharmacy, Pune, India, presented results of studies on the varieties Ocimum tenuiflorum Linn and Ocimum americanum Linn, which are used in Ayurvedic treatment of bronchitis, bronchial asthma, skin diseases, arthritis, inflammation and fever.
Extracts of O. tenuiflorum (syn. O. sanctum, commonly called Holy Basil) were shown to reduce swelling by up to 73%, 24 hours after treatment, and similar results were seen with O. americanum. Results for both plants were similar to those seen with diclofenac - an anti-inflammatory drug that is widely used in the treatment of arthritis.
"Our results supported the use of these traditional treatments in inflammatory conditions, such as arthritis, and we will now carry out more detailed evaluation of the plants for active compounds which could be developed into new medicines," said Mr Shinde.
Results of the current study add to previous research supporting the medicinal properties of Basil plants1.
References
Prakash P, Gupta N. Therapeutic uses of Ocimum sanctum Linn (Tulsi) with a note on eugenol and its pharmacological actions: a short
review. (Oktober
2009)
