Tulsi

Product Information

Scientific Name: Ocimum basilicum, Ocimum sanctum

Seed Shape: Spherical

Seed Size: Very tiny Ë‚ 0.1 cm diameter

Seed Color: Brown reddish

Usage: Germination (not for oil extraction)

Age: Fresh

Origin: India

Packing: In plastic bag

Availability: Throughout the year

General Details

Botanical Name: Ocimum basilicum; Ocimum sanctum

English Name: Holy Basil, Sacred Basil

Hindi Name: Tulsi, Thulasi, Shyama Tulsi, Rama Tulsi, Krishna tulsi

Family: Lamiaceae

Propagation: By seeds

Medicinal Properties

Leaves: Digestive, Tonic, Stimulant, Demulcent, Anti-emetic, Anti-septic, anti-cancer, Anti-oxidant, Anti-biotic, Anti-viral, Anti-carcinogenic.
Leaf juice:     Stomachic.
Seed oil:       In headache, neuralgia and dysentery.

General characteristics

Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum) is a widely grown, sacred plant of India. The natural habitat of Tulsi varies from sea level to an altitude of 2000m. This is a much branched annual herb which grows up to 30 to 60 cms in height.

Leaves and stem are purplish in colur. Leaves are aromatic and oblong, obtuse or acute, serrate, and hairy. Flowers of Tulsi are small bilabiate with short life giving large number of seeds. Flowers are rarely longer than 5 mm, calyx tube bearded outside near base. Flower tube is hairy.

Medicinal Uses

Tulsi plant and its various parts are used to cure insect bite, fever, cardiac diseases, gynecological disorders, respiratory problems, skin disorders, etc. It is used as voice improver and acts as a germicide and bactericide. It is good blood purifier and regularizes digestive tract because of it’s light potency. It is good to prevent malaria and an effective pain killer.

Tulsi seeds are useful in controlling of blood sugar and management of diabetes. It is helpful in improving sperm count and skin disorders. It helps in relieving from fever, headache, sore throat, cold, cough, flu and chest congestion, respiratory ailments like chronic bronchitis, asthma.