Tulsi is a holy plant in India and it has both medicinal and spiritual properties.

 In Indian Ayurveda, the basil leave or Tulsi is defined as the unique herb and called “Mother medicine of nature” and “The queen of herbs” in the Indian Herbal science. The botanical name of Tulsi is Ocimum tenuiflorum and it belongs to the family Lamiaceae. The basil is generally originated from north-central India.

Tulsi is known as the “elixir of life” and hence it is known both for its medicinal and spiritual properties. India has given a specific place for Tulsi in its worshipping rituals. Today’s scientific research is witnessing the benefits of Tulsi in terms of the body, mind, and spirit of humanity.

Tulsi and Health Benefits

As per the Indian Ayurveda, Tulsi is a tonic for the body, mind, and spirit that offers solutions to many modern-day health problems. The taste of Tulsi is hot and bitter which penetrates the deep tissue, dry tissue secretions, and normalizes Kapha and Vata.

Tulsi is a potent adaptogen it is assumed that it is a specific combination of pharmacological actions that enhance wellbeing and resilience.

Tulsi has anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, antitussive, and anti-allergic properties. It has many health benefits for human beings and some of the important health benefits are given.

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Important Health Benefits of Tulsi (basil)

Cure Common Cold

Tulsi has a unique quality of immunomodulatory herbal properties that might be used to cure a common cold. It also has anti-allergic, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory property that helps to clear the nasal mucous membrane. It is also used to treat the regular recurrence of common cold symptoms. Many studies also have stated that Tulsi also gives relief from cough.

Tulsi for Influenza (flu)

Tulsi has the immunomodulatory property that prevents viral infection to enter our body. It also has an antipyretic and diaphoretic activity that has the sweating effect and keeps the temperature of the body at normal.

Asthma Cure

Tulsi is used to cure the asthmatic problems of the body and also keeps the regular occurrence away from the body due to the presence of its immunomodulatory effect. The presence of an anti-inflammatory effect prevents the inflammation of the mucus membrane of the bronchial tubes.

Tulsi for Fever

Tulsi is used for curing any type of fever in the human system as the presence of immunomodulatory effects including others as the antipyretic and diaphoretic activity keeps the immune system strong and also normalizes sweat production in the human body during the fever time.

Cure of Heart Disease

Tulsi might be used for the cure of stress-related heart diseases Eugenol and Ursolic acid in Tulsi reduces the level of cortisol which resulted in reducing stress-related heart diseases. Tulsi also has the anti-oxidant property that prevents cardiac lipids peroxidation caused by free radicals.

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