HERB PROFILE · EDUCATIONAL REFERENCE

Tulsi

Botanical nameOcimum tenuiflorum

Plant part usedLeaf and flowering aerial parts

Important safety information: Human evidence remains limited; avoid medicinal doses in pregnancy and seek advice with diabetes medicines, anticoagulants, fertility concerns or planned surgery.

Herbal actions

Traditional adaptogenic tonic
aromatic digestive
antioxidant

Traditional and practitioner uses

These uses are presented for historical and educational context. They are not treatment claims.

Traditional stress and fatigue support
Traditional respiratory support
Traditional digestive tea

Main constituents

Eugenol, rosmarinic acid, ursolic acid, flavonoids and volatile oil

Preparation overview

Tea: Covered infusion. Infuse leaf and flowering tops covered to retain aromatic constituents.

Liquid extract reference: 1:5

Preparation strengths are not interchangeable. Open the interactive guide for the complete evidence notes and sources available for this herb.

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