Greatness of Tulasi leaves

Subject :Environment

Section: species in news

Tulsi plant:

Ocimumtenuiflorum, commonly known as holy basil or tulsi, is an aromatic perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae.
It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Australia, Malesia, Asia, and the western Pacific.
It is widely cultivated throughout the Southeast Asian tropics.
This plant has escaped from cultivation and has naturalized in many tropical regions of the Americas. It is an agricultural and environmental weed.
Tulasi is cultivated for religious and traditional medicine purposes, and also for its essential oil. It is widely used as aherbal tea, commonly used in Ayurveda, and has a place within the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism, in which devotees perform worship involving holy basil plants or leaves.

Medicinal properties:

Tulsi is well known for its myriad medicinal properties — antibacterial, antifungal, antipyretic, antioxidant, antiseptic and anticancer.
It has medicinal value due to the presence of phenols and flavonoids.
It has a concentration of eugenol (anti-infective) and ursolic acid (anticancer) in both leaves and stems.