Basil plant and Ozone?

Question

Can basil really produce ozone? Can anyone point out some scientific research on this subject? I am very much interested in knowing the biochemistry behind it.

Check this resolved question:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071008081848AA18YUc&show=7

Answer 1

This record "Researches has proved that the Thulsi Plant has the capacity to emit ozone along with oxygen thus reducing the air pollution." is to find in the mostly religious publication:

http://www.trsiyengar.com/id34.shtml

Another site says "Holy Basil absorbs negative ions, and liberates ozone from the suns rays":

http://aromahonjin.way-nifty.com/blog/20...

You find a lot of researches dealing with the volatile oil in this paper but nothing more referring ozone.

So the best explanation for this ozone-theory seems to be the Latin name:

"The genus name Ocimum is a latinized version of the Greek plant name okimon [ὤκιμον], by which basil is referred to in the work of Dioskurides. It derives from the verb ozein [ὄζειν] “smell” (cf. ozone “the smelling one” and English odour). "

http://podpravka.com/Ocim_bas.html