Tulsi, also known as Holy Basil, is one of the most sacred herbs in Ayurveda, the world's oldest medical system originating in India. Referred to as "The Incomparable One", revered as a potent herb for body, mind, and spirit, Tulsi has been used medicinally and spiritually for over 5000 years in India. Tulsi is so revered in India it is grown around homes in shrines for its purifying effects. Ayurveda, celebrates Tulsi as a plant that can be worshipped, ingested, made into tea and used for medicinal and spiritual purposes within daily life.

Major Herbal Actions

Tulsi has been found to protect organs and tissues against chemical stress from industrial pollutants and heavy metals, and physical stress from prolonged physical exertion, ischemia, physical restraint and exposure to cold and excessive noise. Tulsi has also been shown to counter metabolic stress through normalization of blood glucose, blood pressure and lipid levels, and psychological stress through positive effects on memory and cognitive function and through its anxiolytic and anti-depressant properties. (1)

**The Therapeutic Benefits of Tulsi

According to research

Tulsi provides therapeutic benefits that treat the entire body. It is considered an adaptogen, a plant that helps the body respond to stress, anxiety, fatigue and optimizes the functioning of every system in the body. Adaptogens help the body to function optimally. Tulsi is said to cleanse the respiratory tract of toxins. Tulsi protects the lungs from infection and colds. Tulsi turns up the heat in the digestive tract and treats gas, bloating and digestive sluggishness by helping to stimulate digestion. Tulsi can help to improve symptoms of GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease. Tulsi promotes a warming and stimulating effect that benefits the respiratory system, clearing mucous and congestion from the lungs. Tulsi improves symptoms of GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease. Tulsi helps to lower fevers by warming and stimulating the pores so excessive heat is released.

Tulsi promotes a sense of purity and lightness in the body

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(1)Cohen MM. Tulsi - Ocimum sanctum: A herb for all reasons. J Ayurveda Integr Med. 2014 Oct-Dec;5(4):251-9. doi: 10.4103/0975-9476.146554. PMID: 25624701; PMCID: PMC4296439.