Ocimum basilicum is a well-known, economically important therapeutic
plant that belongs to the family Lamiaceae. Basil is marvelous in the environment as
the complete plant has been used as a conventional remedy for domestic therapy
against numerous illnesses since ancient times. O. basilicum exhibited interesting
biological effects due to the presence of several bioactives such as eugenol, methyl
eugenol, cineone and anthocyanins. O. basilicum possesses antimicrobial, antiinflammatory, hepatoprotective, hypoglycemic, immunomodulator, antiulcerogenic,
antioxidant, chemomodulatory and larvicidal activities. The oil of this plant has been
found to be valuable for the cure of wasp stings, snakebites, mental fatigue, and cold.
The demand of this multipurpose medicinal plant is growing day by day due to its
economic importance, pharmacological properties and its numerous uses in cooking
and folk medicine. Thus seeing the exciting biological activities of O. basilicum,
micropropagation could be a fascinating substitute for the production of this medicinal
plant because numerous plantlets can be achieved in fewer times with the assurance of
genetic stability. An overview of the current study showed the use of the plant tissue
culture technique for micropropagation, which is very beneficial for duplicating and
moderating the species, which are problematic to regenerate by conventional methods
and save them from extinction.
Keywords: Bioactives, Eugenol, Lamiaceae, Micropropagation, Medicinal, Pharmacological, Therapeutic.
