Other Common Names:
Scientific Name: Ocimum Tenuiflorum
English Name: Basil
Tamil Name: Thulasi / துளசி
Malayalam Name: kunnakam, nalla-tirtta, nalla-tuttuva / കുന്നകം, നല്ല-തീർത്ത, നല്ല-ടുത്വ
Hindi Name: baranda, kala tulasi, kala-tulasi, kalatulsi, tulsi / बरंदा, काला तुलसी, काला-तुलसी, कलातुलसी, तुलसी
Kannada Name: Daeva Thulasi / ದೇವ ತುಳಸಿ
Telugu Name: brynda, gaggera, gaggera-chettu / బృంద, గగ్గెర, గగ్గెర-చెట్టు
Description:
Basil (Tulsi) is a leafy herb belonging to the Lamiaceae family known as great basil or holy basil. Basil is a tender plant native to Southern Asia and India. Basil is a sacred plant in India. Basil is defined as the queen of herbs because of its medicinal values.
Basil is one of the ancient herbs that play a therapeutic role in Ayurvedic medicines. Basil leaves have excellent detoxifying, cleansing, and purifying agents.
Nutrition Facts:
- Calories: 0.6
- Total Fat: 0g
- Sodium: 0.1mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 0.1g
- Dietary Fiber: 0g
- Sugar: 0g
- Protein: 0.1g
- Vitamin D: 0 mcg
- Calcium: 4.4mg
- Iron: 0.1mg
- Potassium: 7.4mg
Health Benefits:
- Basil leaves benefits to treating skin disorders such as itching and ringworms.
- Basil leaves aid to reduce fever, headache, cough, cold, and flu.
- Basil leaves help to regulate blood sugar levels.
- Basil leaves help to treat malaria, hepatitis, and dengue.
- Basil leaves reduce the risk of kidney stones.
Dosage of Basil Leaves Powder:
Basil leaves powder for dry cough:
Take the required amount of basil leaves powder to boil it with one cup of water. After the mixture gets warm, filter the mixture. Consume a warm drink to get relief from a dry cough.
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