RAM TULSI | |
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| Common name | Ram Tulsi |
| Botanical Name | Ocimum sanctum Linn |
| Vernacular name | English-Basil Hindi-Tulasi Gujarati-Tulsi Sanskrit-Surasa |
| Family | Lamiaceae |
| Class | Dicotyledonae |
| Parts of plant used | Whole plant, Seed |
| Chemical Constituents | Essential oil(Carvacrol, Nerol, Camphene), Fixed oil and Mucilage. |
| Therapeutic uses | In treatment of bronchitis, malaria, diarrhoea, dysentery, skin disease, arthritis, eye diseases, insect bites as anti cancer medication, as a anti oxidant and as anti microbial. |