Therapeutic Uses of Tulsi – A Review Paper

Abstract: In Ayurvedic and Siddha medicine systems tulsi is highly respected for its medicinal uses. Holy basil is another name of tulsi (Sanskrit-Surasa). Tulsi having many therapeutic actions like antibacterial, adaptogenic, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, cardioprotective and immunomodulatory effects. All these studies were conducted in vitro or human studies. Eugenol (an essential oil) and ursolic acid present in tulsi. Therapeutic uses of tulsi were reviewed in this paper. Electronic databases including the Elsevier Science Direct, Google Scholar, EMBASE, Medline, Cochrane Library PubMed and Indian Medical databases and Unani databases were studied and reviewed.

Keywords: Tulsi, Vavilov, Therapeutic, Antibacterial, Electronic Databases.