Plant Information
Common Name: BASIL SWEET - SACRED, TULSI
Scientific Name: Ocimum tenuiflorum syn. Ocimum sanctum
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Description:- Annual
- Small shrub, purplish stems, olive/purple leaves with serrated edges, purple/pink flowers.
- Pinch out flowering shoots regularly
Culinary Uses:- Leaves have a spicy aroma – add fresh to salads, fruit dishes, jellies, preserves, sweet breads.
- Use in Thai cooking, stir fry, hot peppers, chicken, pork, beef.
- Ingredient of Ethiopian spice mixtures.
- Soak seed in water – cooling drink.
- Preserving: paint both sides (leaves) with olive oil – freeze/ store in olive oil with salt/ dry-pack with salt.
Parts Used:
Medicinal Uses. It is said that:- Antiseptic – clears bacterial infections
- Lowers blood pressure and blood sugar levels. Help low libido and negativity
- Digestive system – relaxes cramps, spasms
- Nervous system – tonic for stress.
- Respiratory system – asthma, sinus, flu
- Immune system – rheumatism, arthritis
- Externally: Skin infection, mouth ulcers, stings and bites
Other Uses:- Good companion plant – repel flying insects – keep tomatoes pest free
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