Accession Data:
Ocimum tenuiflorum L.
- Common Name: Holy Basil, tulasi
- Family: Lamiaceae Lindl.
- Country of Origin: Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to N. Australia
- Uses: Tulasi is cultivated for religious and medicinal purposes, and for its essential oil. It is widely known across the Indian subcontinent as a medicinal plant and an herbal tea, commonly used in Ayurveda, and has an important role within the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism, in which devotees perform worship involving holy basil plants or leaves. This plant is revered as an elixir of life.3
Modern Studies have shown Holy Basil to protect the body from chemical stresses, pollution, toxicity and heavy metals.
It has shown to have antimicrobial and antibacterial properties. Used to sanitize cuts and wounds, ulcers, and mouth sores.
This plant is traditionally used to regulate blood sugar and blood pressure. Used as a purifier and tonic.
Tulsi is an anxiolytic and anti-depressant, aides in balancing hormones and development of the brain. This plant has been found to help with memory, cognitive learning, anxiety and depression.
This plant traditionally is known as a very holistic plant, covering a large variety of ailments in all respects: eye disorders, back pain, skin disease, ring worm, snake bites, muscle stiffness, etc.
Normalizes Kapha and Vata
IMPORTANT NOTE: Plant Uses are for informational purposes only. EEB Greenhouses assume no responsibility for adverse effects from the use of any plants referred to on this site. Always seek advice from a professional before using any plant medicinally.
- USDA Zone: 10b-11
Flowering Data:
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Accession Data:
- Accession # 201500040
- Source: Rob Nicholson - Smith College
- Accession Date: 05-29-2015
- Bench: 1213 - AUS:West Bench NC
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 04-19-2018
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: euasterid I
- Order: Lamiales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Lamiaceae
- SubFamily: Nepetoideae
- Tribe: Ocimeae
- SubTribe: Ociminae
References (internal):
- Medicinal Plants
- Medicinal Plants - Ayurveda Medicine
- Medicinal Plants - Nervous System
- Medicinal Plants - Digestive System
- Medicinal Plants - Circulatory System
- Medicinal Plants - Immune System
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: China South-Central / Hainan / Taiwan / Assam / Bangladesh / India / Nepal / Pakistan / Sri Lanka / West Himalaya / Andaman Is. / Cambodia / Laos / Myanmar / Nicobar Is. / Thailand / Vietnam / Borneo / Jawa / Lesser Sunda Is. / Malaya / Maluku / Philippines / Sulawesi / Sumatera / New Guinea / Queensland /
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 29 May 2015.
- WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 29 May 2015.
- Ocimum tenuiflorum at Wikipedia. Accessed 29 May 2015.
- Marc Maurice Cohen Tulsi - Ocimum sanctum: A herb for all reasons J Ayurveda Integr Med. 2014 Oct-Dec; 5(4): 251–259. Last accessed on Thursday, February 15, 2018.
data regenerated on Sat, 21 Apr 2018 00:29:02 -0400
Images:
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Subfamily Lamioideae
Tribe Pogostemoneae
Subfamily Lamioideae
Tribe Stachydeae
Subfamily Nepetoideae
Tribe Mentheae
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- Salviinae: Salvia microphylla
Subfamily Nepetoideae
Tribe Ocimeae
- Lavandulinae: Lavandula angustifolia
- Lavandulinae: Lavandula dentata
- Ociminae: Ocimum tenuiflorum
- Plectranthinae: Plectranthus amboinicus
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Subfamily Prostantheroideae
Tribe Westringieae
Subfamily Scutellarioideae
Subfamily Symphorematoideae
Subfamily Viticoideae
W/C = Wild Collected
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