Tulsi plant - a good way to stay healthy

The most important and eco-friendly plant on earth is Tulsi. Indians worship the Tulsi plant from ancient times. Holy Basil has been revered for its medicinal value throughout India for thousands of years. Ayurvedic texts describe Holy Basil as a pillar of holistic herbal medicine and a goddess incarnated in plant form (the mother medicine of nature). Here we will look the most important properties and benefits of Tulsi to our Nature. We all know that how pollution impact environment so the impact of pollution can be reduce by using Tulsi plant. Having holy basil plant in front of the house is considered as one of the good practices in India. Let’s see why.

General information

Ocimum tenuiflorum, also known as Ocimum sanctum, holy basil, or Tulsi (also spelled thulasi), “तुळस” in Marathi. is an aromatic plant in the family Lamiaceae which is native to the Indian subcontinent and widespread as a cultivated plant throughout the Southeast Asian tropics. It is an erect, many branched sub shrub, 30–60 cm tall with hairy stems and simple phyllotaxic green or purple leaves that are strongly scented. Tulasi is cultivated for religious and medicinal purposes, and for its essential oil. It is widely known across the Indian subcontinent as a medicinal plant and an herbal tea, commonly used in Ayurveda.

Cultivation Method

Tulsi can be grown any where easily by just spreading its seeds on the soil. Tulsi requires little water and no any fertilizer for growth. Tulsi can be easily cultivated around the house and in the backyard. Tulsi seeds are very small in size and are grown in bunches. Tulsi leaves have a unique smell and it is due the presence of special chemicals that makes Tulsi a strong medicine. In Ayurveda, Tulsi is used for treatment in many diseases.

Religious importance

Tulsi has a very high importance in the religion of Hindus. The wedding season in India is started after marriage ceremony of God Tulsi with God Krishna. Tulsi is the sacred plant dearer to the Lord Vishnu. Tulsi symbolizes purity. It is considered as the holy plant in the Indian Subcontinent. Tulsi got its name from Tulsi Devi, who was one of Lord Krishna's eternal consorts. In India people grow Tulsi as the religious plant and worship it. Its leaves are used in temples for the worship purposes and also on the several occasions such as marriage. A Hindu house is considered incomplete without the Tulsi plant in the courtyard. Tulsi is believed to promote longevity and lifelong happiness.

Due to presence of Tulsi the environment around the house stays healthy and clean. By taking every day juice of Tulsi will remove all impurities from our body. Study for Effects of Tulsi on the cancer tissues are in progress with positive results. In almost every home in India parents recommends their children to eat one leaf of Tulsi every day to prevent cough, fever, night blindness, headache and other allergic diseases. The impact of pollution is greatly cured by Tulsi plant.

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