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For the living beings upon the earth nature has been the source of all remedies for any ailment and disorder. That is why it is well said that he who sends flies to our wounds becomes present with his healing leaves and roots too. Tulsi or Indian basil or holy basil for thousands of years is regarded as one of the most gracious natural herb with innumerable health benefits to render to our life in every possible way.
According to botanical classification Tulsi is an aromatic plant of the Lamiaceae family. This plant of sub-shrub category is both cultivated and left growing as weed. Throughout India and orient this plant and its leaves are for generations considered to have great religious significance and importance in medicinal use. In some countries or in some distinct culinary traditions a variety of Tulsi leaves are popular for using as scented topping on the food.
Healing Use
In ancient Indian medical science called Ayurveda Tulsi is regarded as the great balancing element with properties to balance different processes in the body. With strong and fresh aroma and a type of astringent taste Tulsi has got diverse healing and medicinal properties that for centuries has been a source of natural medicinal formulas of Ayurveda for a wide array of diseases and health disorders. Tulsi as an essential medicinal herb is taken in many forms, with tea, as powder with ghee or even directly as fresh leaf. In consideration to its wide ranging healing properties and least side effects it is called in ancient Ayurvedic science as elixir of life.
Medicinal Properties of Tulsi
Tulsi as a herb loaded with great range of healing and medicinal properties has been subject to pharmacological and medical interest from all over the world ever since the early days of development of modern medicine and pharmacological practice. The natural chemical constituents of Tulsi as per the pharmacological study are oleanolic acid, urosolic acid, rosmarinic acid, eugenol, carvacrol, linalool, B-Caryophyllene, B-elemene and germacrene. All these chemical constituents have different roles of significance as per the pharmacological studies. For instance for the huge amount of eugenol present in Tulsi the herb functions in many cases with outstanding and superb painkiller properties as eugenol is known for its anti-inflammatory properties or properties that are crucial to inhibit pain and inflammation. Recent medical studies of various types carried out by experts in various parts of the world have indicated that Tulsi extract or Tulsi administered in other forms with hypoglycemic drugs can help significantly in reducing cholesterol level in blood. Another study of similar medical significance has indicated that Tulsi can reduce blood glucose level to a great extent in Type Two Diabetes and taking this herb in the long run can prove hugely beneficial in respect of long term treatment of diabetes without depending on taking insulin. The most important medicinal properties of Tulsi that made this a vital ingredient of herbal tea all over the world is its great anti-oxidant properties that helps to balance various physical process seamlessly, boosts immunity and reduces stress to a great extent.
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