Details of Plants:Ocimum sanctum

Plant details

Family: Lamiaceae
Phytochemicals

Apigenin
Carvacrol
Cerebroside
Eugenol
Methylcarvicol
Ocimarin
Ocimunosides A
Ocimunosides B
NE-statewise availability

Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Tripura
Vernacular Name

Tripura: tulsi
Assam: Tulsi
Arunachal Pradesh: Tulsi
Ailments cured

Cough/Cold
Diarrheoa
Piles
Stomachache
Plant parts used and methods

Shoot: Extract taken orally
Leaves: Decoction taken orally
Plant References

Tangjanga. S; et al. An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in the Eastern Himalayan zone of Arunachal Pradesh; India; Journal of Ethnopharmacology 134; 18–25; 2011.

Purkayatha.J; et al. Ethnobotany of medicinal plants from Dibru-Saikhowa Biosphere Reserve of Northeast India, Fitoterapia 76, 121 – 127, 2005.

Phytochemical References

Zahran, E, M; et al. Diversity, phytochemical and medicinal potential of the genus Ocimum L.(Lamiaceae). Phytochemistry Reviews 19: 907-953, 2020.

Perme, N; et al., Medicinal plants in traditional use at Arunachal Pradesh, India. International Journal of Phytopharmacy 5.5: 86-98, 2015.