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Ocimum sanctum

Scientific Name
Ocimum sanctum
Family Name
Lamiaceae
Common Names
Sacred basil, holy basil
Local Names
Tulsi. (Bangladesh), Tulsi (India), Heen maduruthala (Sri Lanka), Hương nhu tía, é đỏ, é tía (Vietnam)
Description
A much branched, aromatic, erect, perennial, pubescent herb. Leaves opposite, entireor serrate, toothed and dotted with minute glands. Flowers purplish or crimson, small,in terminal, closely whorled racemes. Seeds dark-brown, small, oblong, blunt pointed.(India)
Erect, small plant, annual or perennial, about 1m. in height. Stems and branchletspurple, pubescent. Leaves opposite, usually purplish-brown, long-petioled; marginsslightly denticulate pubescent on both surfaces. Inflorescence in close-whorledtemlinal raceme; nowers small, lilac or white. Nutlets sub-globose, slightlycompressed. All parts of the plant are sweet-scented (Vietnam)
Uses
Expectorant, anti periodic, cough, cold, catarrh, bronchitis, ringworms, leprosy,gastric disorders, ear ache, demulcent, mosquito, repellent (Bangladesh)
Catarrh, bronchitis, ear ache, gastric disorders, diaphoretic, fever, cold (India)
Anorexia, carminative, catarrh, colie, coma, croup, diarrhoea, dyspepsia, ear ache (SriLanka)
Anti bacterial, anti febrile, demulcent, coryza, fever, headache, colic, diarrhoea, chestpains, vomiting, chilblams, oedema, epistaxis (Vietnam)
Locations Where Plants Is Conserved
Sri Lanka - Kanneliya, Meegahak, Pinna
Vietnam - Ha Noi
Remarks
Ocimum sanctum (GRIN)

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