Tulasi or Tulsi (botanical name: Ocimum Tenuiflorum) or Holy basil is an important symbol in Hindu tradition and is treated as Sacred Plant.The plant is viewed as manifestation of goddess Tulasi, a consort of Vishnu. Tulasi plants are grown most of most of Hindu homes in pots or in front/back yards. Tulasi is offered in the worship of Vishnu or Krishna.
Holy basil has healing power and is cultivated for medicinal purposes as well. Tulasi leaves are used as nerve tonic and promote the removal of the catarrhal matter and phlegm from the bronchial tube.
The leaves of basil are used for treating many fevers. During the rainy season, when malaria and dengue fever are widely prevalent, tender leaves, boiled with tea, act as preventive against these diseases.
Tulasi leaves are used in the preparation of many an Ayurvedic syrups for cold and coughs. They are used in the treatment of skin disorders as well.
Basil leaves are used in treatment of headaches. A decoction of the leaves is prepared and given for this disorder. The air passing over the homes grown Tulasi plant cures many known and unknown diseases of the inhabitants of the homes.
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