Latin Names: Ocimum sanctum Linn. /
Ocimum tenuiflorum Linn.
English Name: Holy Basil
Sanskrit / Indian Names: Tulasi, Vishnu priya
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Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum) is a sacred plant worshipped in many Indian homes and is a must in every Hindu’s house. Carefully placed on a raised platform in the middle of the house, the Tulsi plant is planted and worshipped every single day. Grandma would always make tea from Tulsi for many different health problems out there like: common colds, the flu, headaches, cough, indigestion, and even parasitic infestations
Holy Basil has many medicinal uses, including antibacterial and antiviral properties. It is helpful for coughs, upper respiratory infections, bronchitis, stress-related skin disorders and indigestion.
Holy Basil inhibits inflammatory causing enzymes in our bodies which contribute to arthritis pain and other kinds of inflammation. The anti-inflammatory effects of Tulsi are comparable to ibuprofen, naproxen and aspirin.
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Holy Basil enhances adrenal function by lowering cortisol levels. This results in reducing the negative effects of stress. One study, published in 1991 in the Indian Journal of Pharmacology, compared holy basil to Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus) and Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng) and found that holy basil was the most potent anti-stress agent of the three, and also had the highest margin of safety.
Tulsi extract has also shown to protect against mercury toxicity. We build up mercury deposits in our system from eating fish and even inserting dental fillings. Tulsi helps extract this mercury from our body, thus purifying it.
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 Vegi cap
Servings per container: 60
Each 250 mg capsule contains: Standardized Holy Basil (Tulsi) Extract 9:1
Dosage: 1-2 Capsules two times a day after meal or or as directed by your health practitioner.
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1. Fever & Common Cold: The leaves of basil are specific for many fevers. During the rainy season, when malaria and dengue fever are widely prevalent, tender leaves, boiled with tea, act as preventive against theses diseases. In case of acute fevers, a decoction of the leaves boiled with powdered cardamom in half a liter of water and mixed with sugar and milk brings down the temperature. The juice of tulsi leaves can be used to bring down fever. zSB(3,3);if(!z336){var zIsb=gEI("adsb");if(zIsb){zIsb.style.display="inline";zIsb.style.height="0px";zIsb.style.width="0px";}var zIss=gEI("adss");if(zIss){zIss.style.display="inline";zIss.style.height="0px";zIss.style.width="0px";}} Extract of tulsi leaves in fresh water should be given every 2 to 3 hours.
2. Coughs: Tulsi is an important constituent of many Ayurvedic cough syrups and expectorants. It helps to mobilize mucus in bronchitis and asthma. Chewing tulsi leaves relieves cold and flu.
3. Sore Throat: Water boiled with basil leaves can be taken as drink in case of sore throat. This water can also be used as a gargle.
4. Respiratory Disorder: The herb is useful in the treatment of respiratory system disorder. A decoction of the leaves, with honey and ginger is an effective remedy for bronchitis, asthma, influenza, cough and cold. A decoction of the leaves, cloves and common salt also gives immediate relief in case of influenza. They should be boiled in half a liter of water till only half the water is left and add then taken.
5. Stress: Basil leaves are regarded as an 'adaptogen' or anti-stress agent. Recent studies have shown that the leaves afford significant protection against stress. Even healthy persons can chew 12 leaves of basil, twice a day, to prevent stress. It purifies blood and helps prevent several common elements.
6. May Improve Beta Cell Function: The leaves of the holy basil plant contain essential oils that yield eugenol, methyl eugenol and caryophyllene, and they also yield other substances such as ursolic acid and apigenin. Researchers have theorized that holy basil leaves may improve pancreatic beta cell function and thus enhance insulin secretion.
Mechanism of action of anti-inflammatory effect of fixed oil of Ocimum basilicum Linn (sweet basil).
Indian J Exp Biol. 1999 Mar;37(3):248-52.
Fixed oil of Basil was found to possess significant anti-inflammatory activity against carrageenan and different other mediator-induced paw edema in rats. Significant inhibitory effect was also observed in castor oil-induced diarrhoea in rats. It also inhibited arachidonic acid- and leukotriene-induced paw edema. The results of antiinflammatory activity of Basil support the dual inhibition of arachidonate metabolism as indicated by its activity in inflammation models that are insensitive to selective cyclooxygenase inhibitors. On the basis of these findings, it possible to conclude that Basil may be a useful antiinflammatory agent which block both cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase pathways of arachidonic acid metabolism.
Chemomodulatory efficacy of basil leaf (Ocimum basilicum) on drug metabolizing and antioxidant enzymes, and on carcinogen-induced skin and forestomach papillomagenesis.
Phytomedicine. 2004 Feb;11(2-3):139-51.
Basil or sweet basil is cultivated throughout India and is known for its medicinal value. The effects of doses of 200 and 400 mg/kg body weight of hydroalcoholic extract (80% ethanol, 20% water) of the fresh leaves of basil on xenobiotic metabolizing Phase I and Phase II enzymes, antioxidant enzymes, Glutathione content, Lactate dehydrogenase and lipid peroxidation in the liver of 8-9 weeks old Swiss albino mice were examined. Furthermore, the anticarcinogenic potential of basil leaf extract was studied. The hepatic glutathione S-transferase and DT-diaphorase specific activities were elevated above basal level by basil leaf treatment. Basil leaf extract was very effective in elevating antioxidant enzyme response by increasing significantly the hepatic glutathione reductase, superoxide dismutase, and catalase activities. Reduced glutathione, the major intracellular antioxidant, showed a significant elevation in the liver and also in all the extrahepatic organs. In the forestomach, kidney and lung, glutathione S-transferase and DT-diaphorase levels were augmented significantly. There were significant decreases in lipid peroxidation and lactate dehydrogenase activity. Chemopreventive response was evident from the reduced tumor burden (the average number of papillomas/mouse, as well as from the reduced percentage of tumor bearing-animals. Basil leaf, as deduced from the results, augmented mainly the Phase II enzyme activity that is associated with detoxification of xenobiotics, while inhibiting the Phase I enzyme activity. There was an induction in antioxidant level that correlates with the significant reduction of lipid peroxidation and lactate dehydrogenase formation. Moreover, Basil leaf extract was highly effective in inhibiting carcinogen-induced tumor incidence in both the tumor models at peri-initiational level.
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