OCIMUM SANCTUM (TULSI)
FAMILY :-LAMIACEAE
LOCAL NAME :-TULSI
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Ocimum |
NATURE:
It’s branched erect herb about 80cm high, and hairy all over.
LEAF :-leaves opposite, about 6cm long, margins entire.
hairy on upper as well as lower surface, dotted with minute glands.
FLOWER :- small, purplish or reddish , in small compact clusters on slender spikes.
FRUITS :-Fruits small. Seeds yellowish or reddish.
LOCATION :- Mostly this plant grows in houses,
gardens and most probably in temples and often found as escape.
MEDICINAL USES :-this plants seeds and leaves are medicinal.
From leaves oil obtained the property of that oil to destroying bacteria and insects.
the liquid of the leaves useful in bronchitis, digestive complaints,
it is applied locally on ringworm and other skin disease an exotic
east African of this genus namely guarke. It has been cultivated in
Utter Pradesh, west Bengal Mysur.
its seeds give internally, relive constipation and piles
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