Tulsi, known as Holy Basil in English is a
common herb found in most of Indian homes as a part of their spiritual and also
its medical properties. A herb standing not more than 3 feet, with small green
leaves, tulsi has immense medicinal properties like anti-bacterial, anti-fungal,
germicidal etc... from its essential oils. The extracts obtained from the plant
are extensively used for curing various diseases like common cold, malaria,
heart disease, headaches, inflammation, stomach disorders, kidney stones, heart
disorders, and many more. The Indian basil also aids in the purification of
atmosphere. Though it is not practical to list all of them, take a look at how
you could benefit from it.
Common
cold and fever
The benefits of tulsi has been proven in
science that tulsi based cough syrup has been out in the market.
For the simple reason that its caused by
various viruses, the body never gets immunity against them. The only way body
can fight common cold is by consuming something with anti-viral properties
usually in the form of tablets/syrups. Tulsi can be natural medicine towards
common cold because of its anti-viral properties. A common way to exercise
tulsi is by collecting a bunch of its leaves, washing them, placing them on one
of your palms and rubbing them vigorously with the thumb of your other hand to
get the juice out of the leaves. Let the juice drip down through your fingers
and you can collect them in a bowl. A tablespoon of juice will do the job.
Tulsi juice is bitter. A good option is to add a bit of honey into it, mix it
and have it. Recommended dosage would be twice a day. Fever is caused majorly
by viruses, bacteria and protozoa, fever can be simple fever to fatal ones like
Malaria and flu. The application of tulsi in fever has been practiced in India
for years, right from the days Ayurveda started to be documented. The best way
is to prepare a tulsi decoction along with black pepper and drink it twice a
day. The anti-viral, germicidal properties do their job.
For
malaria fever: Mix 5-7 leaves with powdered black pepper and
eat the mixture.
For
fever:It
is every effective in bringing down the high temperature.Extract of tulsi
leaves in fresh water should be given every 2 to 3 hours.
Respiratory
disorders
Tulsi essential oil contains Camphene,
Cineole and Eugenol. These oils help get relief during respiratory disorders
like bronchitis, pharyngitis, chest congestion, asthma and common cough.
Drinking tulsi decoction twice in a day will help you get a good relief and
resistance towards these disorders. If you steam, you can also put few leaves
or flowers into the water in the vaporizer.
For
cough:
One of the easiest home remedies for a cough is Tulsi. For any kind of cough,
drink drink Tulsi tea. Add 5-10 tulsi leaves to hot water and let it boiled for
couple of minutes. Then drink it number of times a day.
For
asthma:
Mix black tulsi with and take regularly. This helps in reducing asthmatic
complaints.
Anti-cancer
and anti-tumor properties
Tulsi is an effective medicine towards
recovery of lung cancer and tuberculosis cause by smoking. The anti-cancer and anti-tumor
properties aren't strong enough to stop them while smoking; however it may
delay the consequence or may reduce the impact.
Oral
health
Though bitter chewing tulsi leaves fight
against bad breath and is a good mouth freshener. However it is not recommended
to chew it for a very long time as it may cause blisters and burn in your
mouth. Over 99% germs are destroyed by chewing tulsi leaves and this has been
proved in studies which validates that the anti-bacterial and germicidal
properties do work. Tulsi also has astringent properties that help the gums
hold the teeth.
Eye
Protection
Water in which tulsi leaves has been soaked,
when used to rinse your eye reduces the eyes' vulnerability to conjunctivitis,
vision defects, boils, viral and bacterial infections in the eye. Camphene is a
cooling agent. Eugenol has antioxidant properties that protect eyes and other
organs from free radicals. These properties reduced the stress in and around
the eye. People staring at the computer screen for a long time can feel the
difference. It is also believed that tulsi can reduce changes of cataract.
Migraine
and other headaches
Headaches resulting from sinus, migraine and
common cold can be cured with tulsi. Tulsi has got analgesic and sedative
properties due to camphene. It boots your immune system against sinus, common
cold, pharyngitis etc… Tulsi is one of the main ingredients found in ayurvedic
supplements like Chyawanprash and other lehyams.
Sparkling enope squids also known as firefly
squids [Toyama Bay, Japan] which average about 15cm long and die after only a
year of life. Found in the depths of the Western Pacific ocean, they come up to
the surface at night to hunt for food. The bioluminescence which lights up the
photo is produced by organs called photophores, which are located at the end of
each tentacle. The squids use this light to lure the prey and attract a mate.
Dermatological
benefits
Tulsi decoction and water soaked with tulsi
is a good mosquito repellent when applied to the skin externally. It's
antibacterial, antifungal and germicidal properties protects the skin from
general infections caused by fungus and bacteria, skin irritations, boils,
acne, pimples etc… Camphene is a cooling agent and therefore you would feel
relaxed in the applied area.
For
Eczema: Mix black tulsi juice with vinegar and with butter
is beneficial for conditions.
For a
fainting person: Rub black Tulsi Juice (few drops) on the hands
and feet of a person who has fainted.
For ear
ache: Tulsi leaves heat in water used as drugs cures
ear ache.
For heart
burn: Chewing basil leaves every morning will prevent
heart burn completely.
For
vomitting relief: Tulsi seed mixed with Curd or Honey stops
vomiting in children.
For joint
pain: Mix 10 grams of Tulsi juice with 10 grams of
Ginger juice and drink it.
For
indigestion: It is said that if you mix black tulsi leaves
with almonds and 4 powdered cardamoms and take it , it is good for indigestion.
For
kidney stones: Consuming basil leaves is known to get rid of
kidney stones.
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