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'''Ocimum gratissimum''' is an erect, much-branched, aromatic shrub. It can grow up to 50 - 300cm tall. The plant is often cultivated, mainly in the tropics, where it provides a range of culinary and medicinal applications and is an effective insect repellent. It yields an essential oil, for which it is grown on a commercial scale, the oil being exported to many countries. The leaves are sometimes sold in local markets in Africa.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Internal parasites}}, {{Uses|Fevers}}, {{Uses|Colds}}, {{Uses|Headaches}}, {{Uses|Impotence}}, {{Uses|Flatulence}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|LeavesLeaf}}, {{Parts Used|SeedsSeed}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|Refined oil}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Arjaka, Rama Tulasi|en=|gu=Africal basil|hi=Banjari|kn=|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=Rama Tulasi|ta=Elumichan Tulasi|te=Nimma Tulasi}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Properties==
===Flower===
{{Flower||||Flowering from September to March}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit||||||Fruiting from September to March}}
===Other features===
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ocimum+gratissimum Cultivation]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.703, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
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