Botanical Name: Ocimum gratissimum Linn.
Family: Labiatae; Lamiaceae
Introduction:
Its properties are similar to Ocimum tenuiiflorum
Names in different Indian languages
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English |
Lemon basil, tea bush, Shrubby Basil. |
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Hindi |
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Kannada |
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Malayalam |
Attuthulsi , malatulsi |
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Sanskrit |
Vriddha Tulasi |
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Tamil |
Elumicha-Tulasi, Peria Tulasi |
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Telugu |
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Unani |
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Folk |
Synonyms
Raam-Tulasi, Raan-Tulasi, aranyatulsi ,bhrihatulasi
Classification according to Charaka, Susrutha & Vagbhata
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Susrutha |
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Vagbhata |
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Varieties & adulterants - (CV – controversy, AD – adulterants)
Morphology
Branched, aromatic under shrub 30-50 cm high, sometimes woody, hairy.
Leaves—simple, opposite, ovate, serrate, obtuse or acute, - entire or subserrate. Petioles slender hairy
Flowers— very small,yellow,borne in terminal and axillary racemes.
Fruits— subglobose or broadly oblong nutlets.
Flowers and fruits almost throughout the year (mainly during September-February).
Distribution & Habitat
All over India
Chemical constituents:
Clocimum, eugenol,methyl eugenol, eugenol acetate
Properties:
Its properties are similar to Ocimum tenuiiflorum
Special indication
constipation, cough, fever,nasal catarrh, gonorrhoea with difficult urination.
