Tulsi leaves - What is the Botanical name? What are the advantages and disadvantages of chewing 6-10 leaves when affected by cold for both ladies and gents? Expectingt answers from Medical Experts?
2006-11-30 14:54:41 · 2 answers · asked by krishna k 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
Tulsi or basil is a herbal remedy for a lot of common ailments. Here's a list of some medicinal uses of tulsi, from Healthlibrary:
The juice of tulsi leaves can be used to bring down fever. Extract of tulsi leaves in fresh water should be given every 2 to 3 hours. In between one can keep giving sips of cold water. In children, it is every effective in bringing down the temperature.
Tulsi is an important constituent of many Ayurvedic cough syrups and expectorants. It helps to mobilise mucus in bronchitis and asthma. Chewing tulsi leaves relieves cold and flu.
For earache a few drops of tulsi extract, if instilled, relieves the symptoms promptly.
The juice of fresh leaves, flower tops and slender roots is a very god antidote for snake and scorpion bite.
Its oil is rich in vitamin C, carotene, calcium and phosphorus. Besides, it has antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral properties.
Ayurvedic tulsi preparations have significantly reduced the symptoms of viral hepatitis.
In diabetics it helps in lowering the blood sugar level.
Its anti-spasmodic property can be utilised to relieve abdominal colics. The extracts are also helpful in digestive disorders.
Tulsi leaves have properties similar to the currently available anti-TB drugs like Streptomycin and Isoniazide.
Oil of tulsi has been used as a potent anti-malarial drug. It also has mosquito repellent properties.
It raises the human body immunity by increasing the antibody production.
Experimental studies on animals have shown anti-stress activity with tulsi extract.
Tulsi has anti-fertility effect by reducing the estrogen hormone levels in females and decreasing the sperm count in men.
It is also used to treat ringworm of the skin.
2006-12-01 03:14:20 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Advantages Of Tulsi Leaves
2016-12-18 07:44:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it dissolves kidney stones and cure cancer
2014-10-13 05:40:11 · answer #3 · answered by Ramu 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋