- Ocimum tenuiflorum
(also known as Tulsi or Tulasi), is an aromatic plant in the family
Lamiaceae.
- Tulasi is an erect,
much branched subshrub 30-60cm tall, with simple opposite green or
purple leaves that are strongly scented.
- Leaves of Tulasi
have petioles, and are ovate, up to 5cm long, usually somewhat
toothed.
- Flowers of Tulasi
are purplish in elongate racemes in close whorls.
- The presence of a
Tulsi plant symbolizes the religious bent of a Hindu family.
- Tulasi is native
throughout the Old World tropics and now widespread as a cultivated
plant and an escaped weed.
- It is known across
South Asia as a medicinal plant, commony used in Ayurveda.
- Tulasi has been
revered in India for over five thousand years as a healing balm for
body, mind and spirit.
- Tulasi is rich in
antioxidants and is renowned for its restorative powers.
- The fragrant leaves
and flowers, in the form of tincture, tea or decoction are considered to
be stomachic and expectorant, used in treating coughs, bronchitis, skin
diseases, and diarrhea.
- The Tulasi seeds,
taken mixed in water, juice or cow's milk, are antioxidant, nourishing,
mucilagenous and demulcent.
- Tulasi are used in
treating low energy, ulcers, vomiting and diarrhea, or as an overall
tonic.
- The powder of the
dried root, taken in milk, ghee, or as a decoction, is recommended to
treat malarial fever.
- Tulasi is also used
as an analgesic application to the bites and stings of insects, and also
to increase sexual stamina and prevent premature ejaculation.
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