Latin Names: Ocimum sanctum
English Name: Holy Basil
Sanskrit / Indian Names: Tulasi, Vishnu priya
Tulsi is considered the premier divine small plant in ayurveda. Its very name, Ocimum sanctum or Holy Basil, testifies to its sacred nature. There are three types of tulsi mentioned in ayurvedic texts--Rama Tulsi, Shyama or Krishna Tulsi and Vana Tulsi. All three types of Tulsi have their uses in ayurveda.
Tulsi has antioxidant properties, and helps boost the body's ability to fight off damaging free radicals, which have been linked to disease and aging. It is an adaptogen that helps the body fight the effects of ongoing stress and also balances the mind, nerves and emotions.
Tulsi maintains the health of the throat chest and lungs. In fact, it helps protect the entire respiratory tract. It is an anti-inflammatory.
Tulsi helps protect the physiology from garavisha--environmental toxins and pollution. It helps purify the atmosphere.
Tulsi is also a skin rasayana. With vitamin C, carotene, calcium and phosphorus, Tulsi helps skin stay healthy and supple.
Tulsi also helps maintain the digestive agni (fire).
Action: A herb that promotes optimum respiratory support. Tulasi has antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, expectorant properties and is useful in respiratory tract infections. It helps during respiratory stress.
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Serving size: 1 Vegicap
Servings per container: 60
Each 250 mg capsule contains: Ocimum Sanctum (Tulsi) Extract 9:1
Dosage: 1-2 Capsules two times a day after meal or or as directed by your health practitioner.
In a 1997 study at M.S. University of Baroda, India, 17 NIDDM patients were supplemented with 1 g basil leaf per day for 30 days. Ten NIDDM patients served as controls, receiving no supplementation. All subjects were taking antidiabetic medications and did not change their diets. Holy basil lowered fasting blood glucose 20.8 percent, total cholesterol 11.3 percent and triacylglycerols 16.4 percent. I recommend 14 g of dried leaf daily. It is said that eating Holy basil along with other foods will relieve stomach problems including cramps and digestive disorders.
The ethanolic extract of the leaves exhibited a hypoglycemic effect in rats and an antispasmodic effect in isolated guinea pig ileum. Tulsi extract was administered to 20 patients with shortness of breath secondary to tropical eosinophia in an oral dosage of 500 mg TID and an improvement in breathing was noted. The aqueous extract showed a hypotensive effect on anesthetised dogs and cats and negative inotropic and chronotropic activity (reduces the force and rate, respectively) on rabbit's heart. Antibacterial activity has been shown against Staphlococcus aureus and Mycoplasma tuberculosis in vitro as well as against several other species of pathogens including fungi. The plant has had general adaptogenic effects in mice and rats and has been shown to protect against stress-induced ulcers. The leaf extract was found to protect guinea pigs against histamine and pollen induced asthma. Adaptogenic activity of Ocimum sanctum is reported in rats & mice.
Recent research studied the effect of Ocimum sanctum (Tulsi)on experimental cataract in rats and rabbits by P. SHARMA, S. KULSHRESHTHA AND A.L. SHARMA
Obviously fresh basil leaves and unground seeds are the best to use when making a tea. If these are obtainable in your immediate area, bring 2 pints of water to a boil and add 15 basil seeds. Cover and reduce the heat, slowly simmering for about 45 minutes. Remove from heat and add 136 handfuls of fresh or half-dried basil and steep for another 25 minutes or so.
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