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Ocimum sanctum
About Plant
| Plant ID | PLN0011 | ||
| Plant Name | Ocimum sanctum | ||
| Common Name | Tulsi | ||
| Vernacular Name | Holy basil, Tulsi, Krishna Tulsi, Tulasa, Pooja Tulsi | ||
| Plant Description | Ocimum tenuiflorum, also known as holy basil or tulsi, is a fragrant perennial herb belonging to the Lamiaceae family. Indigenous to tropical and subtropical areas spanning Australia, Malesia, Asia, and the western Pacific, it is extensively grown across Southeast Asia. | ||
Plant Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae | |
| Phylum | Streptophyta | |
| Class | Magnolipsida | |
| Order | Lamiales | |
| Family | Lamiaceae | |
| Genus | Ocimum | |
| Species | sanctum | |
| Variety/Line/Chemotype | ||
| Distribution | Found throughout India, up to 1800 m in the Himalaya | |
| Use | Leaf: expectorant, diaphoretic, antiperiodic, in catarrh, bronchitis, earache; Sead: demulcent, in genitourinary diseases; root: in malarial fever; plant: antidote for snake bite and scorpion-sting | |
| Chemical Constituents | The major components of the essential oil are eugenol, carvacrol, nerol, and eugenolmethylether. Other included caryophyllene, terpinen-4-ol, decyladehyde, gamma-selinene, alpha and beta-pinene, and comphore. The leaves have been reported to contain ursolic acid, apigenin, luteolin, apigenin-7-0-glucuronide, orientin, and molludistin | |
Descriptive Details
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Biological Activities
Leaf: hypoglycaemic, spasmolytic; plant: adaptogenic
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Reference
Book
https://cir.nii.ac.jp/crid/1130000795422355200
Akhtar, H., Virmani, O. P., Popli, S. P., Misra, L. N., Gupta, M. M., Srinivastava, G. N., … Singh, A. K. (1992). Dictionary of Indian medicinal plants. Luknow, India: Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants.
https://cir.nii.ac.jp/crid/1130000795422355200