HOLY BASIL/TULSI
Holy Basil/
Tulsi
Malay name:
Tulasi
Scientific
name: Ocimum tenuiflorum
• It is used in Ayurvedic medicine as an "adaptogen" to counter life's stresses.
• It is considered a sacred plant by the Hindus and is often planted around Hindu shrines
• The Hindu name for holy basil, Tulsi, means "the incomparable one."
General
uses:
1. Reduces anxiety and associated stress and depression in
people with anxiety.
2. Reduces
plaque and gingivitis.
3. Decrease
blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes.
4. Help
with weight loss or control of blood sugar or cholesterol.
5. Taking
holy basil extract by mouth in the morning and at night decreases symptoms of stress, including forgetfulness, sexual problems, exhaustion, and sleep
problems.
Side effects:
- Pregnancy
In animals, large doses of holy basil taken by
mouth appear to reduce the chance that a fertilized egg with attach to the
uterus. It also seems to decrease the number of full-term pregnancies. It's not
known if this happens in humans.
- Diabetes
Holy basil might lower blood sugar levels.
This might interfere with controlling blood sugar levels. People with type 2
diabetes may need to adjust dosing for insulin or anti-diabetes drugs.
- Hypothyroidism
People with hypothyroidism have low
levels of the thyroid hormone called thyroxine. Holy basil might lower
thyroxine levels. In theory, holy basil might worsen hypothyroidism.
- Surgery
Holy basil might slow blood clotting,
so there is a concern that it could increase the risk of bleeding during and
after surgery.
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