International Journal of Contemporary Research In Multidisciplinary, 2025;4(2):429-432
The Impact of Tukh Malanga (Basil seeds) on Digestive Health
Author Name: Dr. Anamika Dixit; Saundarya Gupta; Aamena Zaidi;
Abstract
Commonly referred to as sabja seeds, tukmaria, or tukh malanga, basil seeds are being used more as a functional diet and traditional therapy for digestive disorders. Their high dietary fibre and mucilage-forming polysaccharide support indicated methods that improve bowel regularity, lower glycemic responses, and transform the gut environment.
Along with the nutritional composition, physical properties, and mechanistic evidence (bulk-forming fibre, mucilage, prebiotic potential, and anti-inflammatory effects), this review highlights the available clinical and preclinical data on digestive effects (constipation, stool consistency, motility, and gut microbiota). A large number of compositional, in vitro, animal, and a few but growing human/nutritional intervention studies support a potential beneficial effect for basil seeds in promoting digestive comfort and regularity, despite the current lack of high-quality randomised clinical trials and mechanistic human microbiome studies. In addition to the valuable suggestions for therapeutic use, major research gaps are recognised.
Keywords
Basil Seeds, Sabja, Tukmaria, Tukh Malanga, Ocimum basilicum, Mucilage, Dietary Fibre, Gut Microbiota, Constipation, Digestive Health