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Basonym of Drug
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Tulsi
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Main Synonym
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Gauri, bahumanjari, pavani, gramya, surasa, vishnuvallabha, pavani, apetarakshashi, bhutaghni, devdundubhi, sulabha
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Regional Name
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Bengali : tulsi
Gujarati : tulsi
Hindi : tulsi
Kannada : aerada Tulsi
Tamil : tulshi
Telugu : tulasi
English : holy basil
Marathi : tulas
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Botanical Name
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Ocimum sanctum Linn
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Family
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Lamiaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya charak : swasahara mahakashaya.
Aacharya sushruta and vagbhatta : surasadi varga.
Bhavprakash nighantu : pushpa varga
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External Morphology
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A small aromatic herb
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Useful Parts
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Leaves, seeds, seed oil, root
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Cadinene, camphor, carvacrol, eugenol, beta-caryophyllene, methyl ether, methyl chavicol, limonene
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : katu, tikta
Guna : laghu, ruksha
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : katu
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Action
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Vatakaphahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Deepen (appetizer), jwarahara (anti-pyretic), krimighna (anti-helminthic), kasaghna (anti-cough), pachana (digestive), pramehaghna (anti-diabetic), shoolahara (pain reliever)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Kasa - juice of Tulsi leaves with honey is beneficial in cough.
2. Mutrakrichha - soaked basil seeds are beneficial in burning micturition.
3. Kitadamsha - leaves paste is applied over the site of insect bite.
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Dose
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Leaves juice - 10-20 ml, seeds powder - 1-2 gm
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Formulations
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Surasadi kwath, surasadi kwath, tribhuankirti ras, sahacharadi taila, nimbadi lepa
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Adverse Effect
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Not Known
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Remedial Measure
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Not required
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Purification
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Not required
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