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'''Tulsi''' <ref name="Tulsi"/> or '''Tulasi''' ['''''Ocimum Tenuiflorum'''''] or '''Holi Basil''' is a scared plant in Hindu belief. Hindus regarding it as an earthy manifestation of the goddess Tulsi, she is regarded as a great worshipper of the god ''Vishnu. The plant is cultivated for religious and medical purposes, and for its essential oil.

==Useful parts of the plantUses=={{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Common Cold}}, {{Uses| Sore throat}}, {{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Eye problems}}, {{Uses|Dental problem}}, {{Uses|Skin disorde}}, {{Uses|Insect bites}}, {{Uses|Kidney stone}}

*'''Leaves==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, Root, Seed and entire plant'''{{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.

== Health benefits of tulsi Chemical Composition==#'''Cures a fever''': Tulsi has very potent germicidalCarvacrol, fungicidalcaryophyllene, anti-bacterial and anti-biotic properties that are great for resolving fevers. It has the potential to cure any fever right from those caused due to common infections to those caused due to malaria as well. In ayurvedaeugenol, it is strongly advised that a person suffering from fever should have a decoction made of tulsi leaves. #'''Protects the heart''': Tulsi has a powerful anti-oxidant component called Eugenol. This compound helps protect the heart by keeping one’s blood pressure under control and lowering his/her cholesterol levels. Chewing a few leaves of tulsi on an empty stomach everyday can both prevent and protect any heart ailments.#'''Dissolves kidney stones''': The holy basil being a great diuretic and detoxifier is great for the kidneys. Tulsi helps reduce the uric acid levels in the blood (one of the main reasons for kidney stones is the presence of excess uric acid in the blood)linalool, helps cleanse the kidneys, the presence of acetic urosolic acid and other components in its essential oils helps in breaking down kidney stones and its painkiller effect helps dull down the pain of kidney stones. To relieve kidney stones one must have the juice of tulsi leaves with honey, every day for six months to help wash out the stone from the kidney.#'''Keeps your skin and hair healthy and glowing'''#'''Cures a headache''' etc<ref name="chemical composition"/>

==Common namenames=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}

* '''English''' ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Tulasi* '''Kannada''' Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - ತುಳಸಿ Therepeutics.* '''Hindi''' - तुलसी ===Dravya===

===Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==A plant of the moist to wet, lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,000 metres<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery> == References ==

<ref name="Tulsichemical composition">[https://enwww.wikipediancbi.orgnlm.nih.gov/pmc/wikiarticles/PMC3249909/Tulsi_in_Hinduism "wikipediachemical constituents"]</ref></references>

<ref name== External links =="Leaf">[http://www.ecoindia.com/flora/trees/tulsi-plant.html "plant decsription"]</ref>

*[http://indianexpress.com/article<ref name="How to plant/lifestyle/health/ten-health-benefits-of-tulsi-the-magical-herb/ "indianexpresscultivate"]*>[httphttps://www.livestrongpfaf.comorg/article/127796-tulsi-medicinal-usesuser/ Plant.aspx?LatinName=Ocimum+tenuiflorum "livestrongCultivation details"]</ref>*[https:/</en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocimum_tenuiflorum "wikipedia"]references>