Scientific name: Ocimum canum sims. Other names in English: Common Basil Cultivation mode: Wild Collection\Cultivated In manufacturing: Beverages. Pharmaceutical. Chemical Composition: Thymol (42.15%), p-cymene (21.17%) and γ-terpinene (19.81%) as major compounds. The O. canum essential oil displayed antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.