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Crude drug name | Market name | Tulsi ko danth |
|---|---|---|
| Formal name | Tulasi | |
Other names Tips！ | Tulsi (S), Tulsi (T), Tulsi (B,) Tulsi, baranda, kala tul (H), Vishnu tulasi, Kari tulasi, Sri tulasi (K), Trittavu (M), Tulasi, Brynda, Gaggera, Krishna tulasi, Malla tulasi (Te), Thulasi (Ta), Tulsi ma (N), Madurutala (Sin) | |
| English name | Holy Basil, Sacred Basil | |
| Original plant name | Ocimum tenuiflorum Linn. (= Ocimum sanctum Linn.), Holy Basil, Sacred Basil | |
| Family name | Labiatae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | stem |
| Collection information | Kingdom of Nepal, Patan（Lalitpur） , Bajracharya Aushadhi Pasal | |
| Collection date | 1983/07/31 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba, et al. | |
| TMPW No. | 5839 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Tulasi, Holy Basil, Sacred Basil | |||
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| Synonyms | Surasa, Tulasi, Krsna, Cakraparni, Sumanjari, Bhutapriya, Nagamata, Surasagrani, Dvitiya, Gauri, Sveta, Surabhimanjari, Srimanjari, Bhutakesi, Bahumanjari, Alasa, Sri, Bhutaghni, Devadundubhi, Apetarajasi, Arucipatrika, Visnupriya, Gramya, Sulabha, Sulaghni, Subhaga, Tivra, pavani, Visnuvallabha, Surejya, Putapatri, Syama, Gauri, Tridasamanjari, Suradundhubhi, Haripriya. | ||||
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| Original plant name | Ocimum tenuiflorum Linn. (= Ocimum sanctum Linn.) | ||||
| Family name | Labiatae | ||||
| Used part | Leaves, Flowers, Seeds, Root | ||||
| Distribution area | Occurs throughout India, Ceylon, Malay Peninsula, Australia, Pacific islands and Arabia. It is a very common herb in waste ground. | ||||
| Common uses | Tulasi is aromatic, carminative, antipyretic, expectorant, diaphoretic, digestive, diuretic, vermifuge, cardiac and cerebral stimulant. Leaf juice is a domestic remedy for infantile cough, cold, catarrh, ear diseases, intestinal worms, skin diseases such as itches, ringworm, leprosy, ulcers, poisonous affections, bronchitis, dysentery and diarrhoea/diarrhea. Infusion of leaves is given in malaria, as a stomachic in gastric diseases of children, and hepatic afflictions. A decoction of the leaves and roots is a specific remedy for gonorrhoea/gonorrhea. The fresh juice given internally, checks vomiting and destroys intestinal worms. The bruised fresh leaves and roots are applied to stings of bees, wasps and bites. Seeds are demulcent and given for disorders of the uro-genital system. A mixture of leaves and seeds, with the black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) is given in malarial fever, especially to pregnant women. The plant is used in ointment as well as in pills to cure eczema. | ||||
| Therapeutic uses | Krmi (worm infestation), Kustha (skin diseases), Agnimandya (loss of appetite), Visa (poisoning), Kasa (cough), Svasa (asthmatic conditions), Hikka (hiccough), Krcchra (dysuria), Parsvaruk (pain in the flanks), Vanti (vomiting), Daurgandhya (bad odour), Sula (colic), Jvara (fever). | ||||
| Pharmacological effect | Oil is reported to possess antibacterial and insecticidal properties. It inhibits the in vitro growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Micrococcus pyogenes var. aureus; in antitubercular activity, it has one-tenth the potency of Streptomycin and one-fourth that of isoniazid. It has marked insecticidal activity against mosquitoes, the mosquito repellent action lasts for 2 hrs. Oil from the green type is active against Salmonella typhosa; it has Rideal Walker (R.W) coefficient of 6, while that of red type is 3. Ether and alocoholic extracts of leaves are active against Escherichia coli. The plant has shown promise in alleviating hepatic dysfunction in clinical trials on patients suffering from viral hepatitis. Ingestion of an aqueous decoction of the whole dried plant is reported to lower blood sugar level. The plant is found to protect rats against CCl4-induced liver injury. Oral administration of alcoholic extract of leaves lowers blood sugar level in normal, glucose-fed hyperglycemic and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. The extract improves glucose tolerance and potentiates the action of exogenously injected insulin. The ethanolic extract (50%) of fresh leaves. Volatile oil (from fresh leaves) and fixed oil (from seed ) has shown antiasthmatic activity and has significantly protected guinea pigs against histamine and acetyl choline induced preconvulsive dyspnoea. These extracts/oils also showed anti-inflammatory activity and inhibited the hind paw edema in rats against carrageenan, serontonin, histamine and PGE2 induced inflammation. The effect of ursolic acid, a triterpene from the leaves, in the allergic process has been evaluated employing rat peritoneal mast cells and by estimating the changes in the release of histamine induced by compound 48/80. Ursolic acid exhibited a significant protection of mast cell membrane by preventing degranulation and decreased the quantity of histamine released by compound 48/80. Essential oil from the leaves has shown significant anti pyretic activity in Brewer's yeast induced pyrexia in rats. | ||||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | ||||
| Traditional concept | Rasa (Taste) | Katu (Pungent), Tikta (Bitter) | |||
| Virya (Potency) | Usna (Hot) | ||||
| Guna (Quality) | Laghu (Light), Ruksa (Dry) | ||||
| Vipaka (Post digestive taste) | Katu (Pungent) | ||||
| Karma (General action) | Rucikrt (improves taste), Dahakrt (causes burning sensation), Vahnidipani (improves digestion), Jantughna (removes worms). | ||||
| Dosakarma (Action on dosa) | Decreases Kapha Vata, increases Pitta | ||||
| Avayava (Action on organ) | Hrdya (good for heart) | ||||
| Traditional usage | 1. Water boiled with root of white variety of Tulasi (Ocimum tenuiflorum) and Sunthi (dry ginger) removes indigestion immediately. 2. Sprinkling with the juice of "Surasadi drugs" (a group) or paste of garlic destroys the maggots in wound. Surasadi drugs are useful for intestinal worms also. 3. Oil cooked with "Surasadi drugs" should be filled in the ear after warming little. This removes earache. 4. The juice of black Tulasi mixed with honey is useful in cough caused by Kapha. 5. Juice of Tulasi and Dronapuspi (Leucas cephalotes) mixed with Marica (black pepper) powder should be taken to check malarial fever. 6. Tulasi is one of the ingredients in "nimbadi pralepa" (a formulation) used in "kustha" (skin diseases). 7. In case of poison located in head, one should take, as snuff, the roots of Bandhuka (Pentapetes phoenicea), Bhargi (Clerodendrum serratum) and black Tulasi. 8. Intake of juice of Tulasi leaves mixed with old jaggery and wine-scum removes pain in "makkala" (post partum pain). 9. In paediatric disorders, in fever, cough etc., Lavanga (clove), Tulasi and Tankana (borax) all pounded together should be given to the child. It alleviates fever, cough, asthma and abdominal disorders. 10. In urticaria, local application of Tulasi juice is an excellent remedy. 11. Tulasi is one of the ingredients of the "Sahacaradi taila" (a formulation) used in graying of hair. | ||||
| Formulation | Tulasyadi taila, Surasadi taila. | ||||
| Comments | It is included in Sirovirecana gana and Susruta includes it in Tulasyadi gana. It is mentioned that surasa and sveta surasa which seem to be the two different varieties. Phaninjaka is also described as a variety of Tulasi. P.V. Sharma identifies O. canum as Sveta surasa and O. gratissimum as Phaninjaka. Phaninjaka is also called Ramatulasi. O. sanctum is identified with black variety. The synonym sumanjari means it has beautiful inflorescence. Bhutaghni, apetaraksasi, devadundubhi indicate that it is used to ward off the ill effects of invisible forces. It is considered to be sacred. Arucipatrika means that the leaves do not have good taste. Putapatrika means leaves have unpleasant odour. | ||||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | [2] Indian Medicinal Plants - A Compendium of 500 species, Varier, P.S., Orient Longman Ltd. Chennai (Madras) Vol. 4 (Repr.1997), pp 168-171. Ayurvedic Drugs and Their Plant Sources, 1994. Sivarajan, V.V. and Balachandran, I., Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi p 48. Medicinal plants (Indigenous and exotic) used in Ceylon, Vols. 1-5, 1982. Jayaweera, D.M.A., The National Science Council of Sri Lanka, Colombo Vol. 3, p 105. Dravyagunavijnana, Vols. 1-5, reprint 1998. Sharma, P.V., Chowkhambha Bharati Academy, Varanasi Vol. 2, pp 513-516. Classical uses of Medicinal Plants, 1996. Sharma, P.V., Chaukhambha Visvabharati, Varanasi p 168. | |||
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