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[[File:Ocimum tenuiflorum 19.jpg|200px|thumb|right|''Tulsi plant'']]
'''Tulsi''' 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.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Common cold}}, {{Uses|Sore throat}}, {{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Eye problems}}, {{Uses|Dental problem}}, {{Uses|Skin disorder}}, {{Uses|Insect bites}}, {{Uses|Kidney stone}}.
===Food===
Ocimum tenuiflorum can be used in Food. Leaves are used in preparation of tea and seeds are eaten raw.<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Parts Used==
==Chemical Composition==
It contains Carvacrol, caryophyllene, eugenol, linalool, urosolic acid.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|knsa=Tulasi|ml=|sakn=Krishna Tulasi|ta=Tolasi|te=Tulasi|hi=Tulsi|en=Holy Basil}}
==Properties==
Kapha, Vata
===Prabhava===
===Nutritional components===
Ocimum tenuiflorum Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-A (carotene), C; Eugenol, B-caryophyllene, Sesquiterpenes monoterpenes; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, Zinc.<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Habit==
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|Raceme|pinkPink/white|4|Racemes to 11 cm long, generally simple, occasionally branched at base; pedicel c. 2 mm long. Bracts to 2 x 3 mm, suborbicular. Calyx purplish, c. 3 mm long, campanulate; lobes 5, upper lip ovate, acute, lower lip hispid without. Corolla reddish-pink, to 4 mm long, tubular-campanulate; tube c. 2 mm long, dotted with sessile oil glands; lobes of upper lip oblong-orbicular; lower lip ovate-oblong. Stamens 4; filaments villous at Flowering throughout the base of upper pair.year}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Nutlet|1.5 mm long||ellipsoidEllipsoid, dark brown.||Fruiting throughout the year}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==How to plant/cultivate==
A plant of the moist to wet, lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,000 metres. Can be easily grown from seed<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>. Ocimum tenuiflorum is available through September to February<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==Photo Gallery==
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==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3249909/ "Chemical constituents"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[http:Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 284<//wwwref><ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">"Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2" by Dr.M. R.ecoindiaGurudeva, Page No.com/flora/trees/tulsi-plant346, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru.html "Plant decsription"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Ocimum+tenuiflorum "Cultivation details]</ref><ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats"]by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.120, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
</references>
* [https://www.livestrong.com/article/323015-holy-basil-interactions/ Tulsi Medicinal Uses on live strong.org]
* [http://www.indiaessentialoils.com/holy-basil-oil.html India essential oils]
* [https://www.go4worldbusiness.com/buylead/view/505289/wanted-:-ocimum-sanctum-leaves-dry-extract.html Ocimum Tenuiflorum ongo4worldbusiness.com]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Lamiaceae]]
