Ocimum tenuiflorum Linn

Sc.name- Ocimum tenuiflorum  Linn.

Family- Lamiaceae

  Syns> Ocimum sanctum 

             Genosporum tenuiflorum  (L.inn.) Merr.

             Moschosma tenuiflorum  (Linn.) Heynh.

             Ocimum hirsutum Benth.

             Ocimum villosum  Roxb.

             Ocimum inodorum  Burm. f.

Common name 👉Sacred basil, holy basil,basil,

tulasi, manjara, shyama tulsi, binda, hot basil, Indian basil and ajaka.

Useful parts▶Leaves, seeds, flowers & stem.

🔬Phytochemicals constituents:

Eugenol, methyl eugenol, flavonoids, linalool, eucalyptol, alfa-caryophyllene, beta-elemene,                  beta-caryophyllene, carvacrol, methyl chavicol,

germacrene, tannins, thymol, camphor, gamma terpinene, cinnamyl acetate, terpenes, (ursolic, oleanolic, rosmarinic)acids & beta-ocimene.

🌻Ocimum tenuiflorum known as "Queen of plants" and "The mother medicine of nature."

Medicinal uses cough, cold, bronchitis, asthma, tuberculosis, influenza, peptic ulcers, diarrhoea, dysentery, skin infections, diabetes, cancer, viral hepatitis, wounds, anxiety, obesity,

headache, earache, gingivitis, genito urinary disorders, nausea, vomiting, fever, dysplasia, high cholesterol, heart disease & an antidote 

to snake and scorpion bites.