BOTANICAL NAME: OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM

FAMILY: Lamiaceae

SYNONYMS:

ENGLISH: Basil

HINDI: Tulasee

TAMIL: Tulasi

TELUGU: Tulasi

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS:

v Tulsi is cultivated for religious and traditional medicine purposes, and also for its essential oil.

v The Tulsi plant contains numerous active compounds and the major compounds

are linalol, eugenol, methylchavicol, methylcinnamat, linolen, ocimene, pinene, cineol, anethol, estragol, thymol, citral, and camphor.

USES:

v Boosts immunity power

v Antiviral

v Antifungal

v Antiprotozoal

v Antimalarial

v lt is also used to treat heart disease and fever

v Tulsi is also used to treat respiratory problems

v Tulsi is used to cure fever

v Common cold and sore throat

v  Headaches and kidney stones