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Botanical Name:
Ocimum sanctum
Tulsi consists of dried leaf of Ocimum sanctum Linn, Family
Lamiaceae
Common Name(s) in English & Indian Languages
Sanskrit: Surasa, Krsnatulasi, Bana Tulasi
Assamese: Tulasi
Bengali: Tulasi
English: Holy Basil
Gujrati: Tulasi, Tulsi
Hindi: Tulasi
Kannada: Tulasi, Shree Tulasi, Vishnu Tulasi
Malayalam: Tulasi, Tulasa
Marathi: Tulas
Punjabi: Tulasi
Tamil: Tulasi, Thulasi, Thiru Theezai
Telugu: Tulasi
Urdu: Raihan, Tulsi
Botanical description:
Leaves green to greenish-brown, 2.5–7.5 cm long, 1–3 cm
wide, oblong, ovate or oval-oblong, with acute top, cuneate,
obtuse to rounded base, pinnate veins,serrate or entire and
undulate margin; thin but fleshy, both surfaces thinly
pubescent; petiole cylindrical, 1–2 cm long, thinly
pubescent .Odour: characteristic, aromatic; taste: slightly
pungent
Parts used:
Leaves
Major chemical constituent:
Essential Oil (Carvacrol, Caryophyllene, Nerol) and Camphene
Therapeutic uses:
• Tastelessness (Aruci)
• Asthma (Svasa)
• Hiccup (Hikka)
• Cough (Kasa)
• worm infestation (Krmiroga)
• Diseases of skin (Kustha)
• Coryza (Pratisyaya)
• Intercostal neuralgia and pleurodynia (Parsvasula) |
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