Home Remedies with TULSI

The holy Tulsi, also known as the “queen of herbs” is the most sacred of all the herbs found in India!  This sacred plant is found in almost every Indian household. The scientific name of Tulsi is Ocimum Tenuiflorum and is its English term in Basil. There are three variants of Tulsi; Rama Tulsi, Krishna Tulsi and Vana Tulsi. Each of the variants has its own distinctive taste. The parts of Tulsi generally used are its leaves, seeds and dried roots.

Tulsi has been used in India for around 5000 years and is acclaimed for its healing properties of the mind, body and spirit. Tulsi has played a significant role in the history of mankind due to the multitude of benefits that it possesses and uses it offers. Tulsi has been widely popular in South Asian countries for many centuries and now is also gaining popularity in the West.

The extract obtained from the plants is used to cure various diseases such as common cold, inflammation, malaria, heart diseases and many more. Tulsi is considered to be an adaptogenic, balancing different processes in the body and enabling the body to adapt to stress. Marked by its strong aroma and astringent taste, it is regarded in Ayurveda as an “elixir of life” and is well known to promote longevity. It is because of these numerous benefits that “tulsi medicinal plant” is worshiped as a goddess in India!

Tulsi contains hundreds of beneficial compounds and possess strong antioxidant, anti-bacterial, anti-viral, adaptogenic and immune enhancing properties. Tulsi also aids in the purification of atmosphere. It has been used for centuries as an important component of Ayurveda for its diverse healing properties.

• A person who eats even five leaves of Tulsi a day is protected from a large number of diseases.
• A daily morning dose of 2 to 3 spoonfuls of Tulsi juice taken on empty stomach helps to develop bodily strength , memory and impressive personality.
• If eleven Tulsi leaves are taken with four black pepper seeds, Malaria ,periodic fever and such other fevers will be cured.
• Tulsi quickly reduces blood cholesterol to normal levels.
• Whether one wants to lose weight or gain weight Tulsi is equally beneficial. It It helps proportioned body.
• A few drops of Tulsi juice with a little salt dropped into the nostrils of an unconscious person helps him quickly regain consciousness.
• Tea brewed with Tulsi leaves is a good remedy for fevers, clod and muscular pains
• Taking 10 gms of Tulasi juice with 5gms of honey will cure hiccups and asthma
  
• Drinking tulasi decoction to which some Saindhav Salt and powdered dry ginger have been added, cures constipation.
• Digestion is stimulated by chewing five leaves of Tulsi afeter mid-day meal, or indeed at any other time.
• Drinking 10 gms of Tulsi juice mixed with 5 gms of honey and 5 gms of powdered black pepper is good remedy for poor digestion.
• Polluted water is purified and sanctified by dropping a few fresh green Tulsi leaves in it.
• Swallowing five leaves of Tulasi with water every morning protects one from infectious diseases,removes weakness of the brain and improves memory.
• A few drops of warmed Tulsi Juice in the ears will relieve ear ache.
• Four or five roasted cloves chewed with Tulsi leaves are beneficial in all types of coughs.
• Chest pains and coughs are relieved by drinking Tulsi juice with crystal sugar.
  

In Ayurveda Tulsi considered as the destroyer of all the doshas. The Tulsi benefits are many and people also chew raw leaves regularly to reap these benefits. Tulsi leaves also re-energize and rejuvenate the body of a person. It keeps one fresh mentally and stimulates the thought process.