Botanical Name: Ocimum sanctum
Family: Lamiaceae
Common Name: Tulsi, queen of herbs, mother medicine of nature,

• A highly revered culinary and medicinal aromatic herb that is indigenous to the Indian subcontinent and has been used in Ayurvedic medicine more than 3000 years.
• Ayurveda refers it “elixir of life” for its healing powers.
• One of the best examples of Ayurveda’s holistic lifestyle approach to health.
• Tastes hot and bitter.
• Penetrates deep tissues, dries tissue secretions, and normalizes Kapha and Vata.

Active Principles:

1. Eugenol (terpene with pain-relieving properties),
2. Ursolic and rosmarinic acid (compounds with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-aging properties),
3. Apigenin (a flavonoid that helps the body remove waste at the cellular level),
4. Lutein (an antioxidant carotenoid important for eye health)
5. Ocimumosides A and B (compounds that reduce stress and balance the neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine).

Health Benefits:

• May help prevent disease, promote general health, wellbeing and longevity.
• Possess the ability to increase the body’s levels of anti-oxidant molecules.
• Protect the body from toxin-induced damage and free radicals.
• Maintain stable blood sugar levels by enhancing insulin secretion,
• Improve blood pressure and lipid profiles
• Enhance liver bile acid synthesis.
• Lowers cortisol levels.
• Has anti-microbial activity.
• Can be used as an herbal mouth wash for treating bad breath, gum disease and mouth ulcers.
• Has wound-healing properties.
• Helps protect and detoxify the body’s cells and organs.
• Help reduce stress by relaxing and calming the mind.
• Has positive effects on memory and cognitive function.

Dosage: 6 to 14 grams is an average daily dose.

• A potent adaptogenic herb that nurtures and nourishes the body, mind and spirit while fostering a sense of relaxation, wellbeing and resilience.
• Tulsi shows promise in preventing a treating lifestyle-related chronic diseases, including diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and psychological stress.

Botanic Healthcare can provide you tulsi extract standardized to tannins, ursolic acid. The product can be custom formulated.