- Ocimum
tenuiflorum (also known as Tulsi or Tulasī), 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.
- Architects
of Indian system of medicine like Charaka and Sushrutha have
unanimously accorded eminent position to Tulasi as a therapeutic
agent.
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