Tulsi is a sacred plant not only in India but throughout the world because of the outstanding medicinal and purifying qualities contained in essential volatile oils in the leaves, stem and the roots. It is grown and found almost all over the world. In India the plant of tulsi is kept in almost every house and is also worshipped.
Usually the plant is 1-2 ft. high with fragrant small oval shaped leaves, flat seeds, red in colour, flowers blossoming on inflorescence (manjari).
Tulsi mildly pungent. It acts as an appetiser and helps digestion. It is beneficial to heart, suppresses excessive bile, cough and flatulence, removes blood impurities. All the parts of the plants i.e. seeds, leaves, shoots, flowers, steam and even the roots have medicinal value and are helpful in eradicating diseases.
Curative Properties
Malaria
Taking 1 tsp. tulsi juice with little black pepper and honey taken 4 times a days cures malaria.
Decoction made from roots of tulsi mixed with sugar taken 3 to 4 times a day also cures malaria.
Decoction made of 6-8 tulsi leaves, one cardamom and little ginger taken regularly acts as a preventive against malaria.
Cold & Cough
Drinking of ten tulsi leaves and 5 seeds of black pepper to be boiled in one cup full of water till it is reduced to half cup and mixed with little gur or pure ghee or sendha namak help in curing cold and cough.
3-4 drops of tulsi juice mixed with mother’s milk helps in curing diarrhoea, cough, vomiting, indigestion of an infant.
Sniffing of powder of tulsi leaves dried in shade helps in curing the running nose.
Heat 5 cloves and chew it with tulsi leaves. It helps in relieving cough and cold.
Taking 1 teaspoon of tulsi juice mixed with little peepal powder and double quantity of mishri powder relieves dry cough, fever and pain in chest.
Taking 1 tsp. of tulsi juice mixed with little powder of saunf, black pepper, peepal and honey twice a day relieves cold and cough.
Taking juice of ginger and tulsi in equal quantity mixed with honey cures cold and cough and acts as a general tonic.
Problems of Digestion
Taking 1 tsp. of tulsi juice with water cures indigestion and relieves stomach-ache.
Eating tulsi leaves with sugar or decoction of tulsi leaves helps in curing diarrhoea.
Taking 1 teaspoon of juice of tulsi leaves or tulsi juice mixed with powdered cardamom and honey relieves nausea and vomiting.
Taking juice of tulsi, onion and ginger in equal proportion relieves biliary problems (excessive bile).
Taking 1 teaspoon of tulsi juice 3 times a day kills worms in the intestines.
Taking tulsi juice with ginger, black pepper powder and sendha namak relieves flatulence and indigestion.
Headache
Applying tulsi juice mixed with camphor on forehead relieves headache.
Hysteria
Tulsi juice with little pepper kept in bottle and smelt everyday relieves attacks of hysteria and rejuvenates the brain.
Insomnia
Tulsi leaves and ajwain kept under the pillow induces sleep.
Unconsciousness
Drop of tulsi juice mixed with a pinch of salt put in the nose helps regaining consciousness.
Ear Problems
Drop of juice of Vana tulsi in ear helps in extracting of worm from the ear.
In case of pus and ache in the ear a drop of lukewarm tulsi juice may be put in.
Uterine Problems
In case of excessive bleeding eat powder made of tulsi root with betel (pan).
Tulsi seeds taken at the time of menopause relieves distrubances due to menopause.
For ensuring conception chew tulsi seeds or take powdered seeds with water of during periods.
Tulsi juice reduces labour pain.
Asthma
Tulsi juice, ginger juice and onion juice mixed with honey helps in taking out phlegm and relieves asthma.
Rheumatic Pain
Boil tulsi leaves in water and pouring it on the affected part relieves rheumatic pain.
Taking ground tulsi leaves with black pepper and pure ghee helps in curing the disease.
Other Use
Tulsi leaves and amla powder made into a paste with water applied on hair helps in strengthening the roots and darkening the hair.
Apart from its curative properties tulsi is a highly beneficial and useful source of energy and general tonic for all.
Swallowing five leaves with water early in the morning increases physical strength, mental faculties and impart glow on the face.
8 drops of tulsi juice taken with water strengthens muscles and bones. Tulsi seeds boiled in milk imparts vigour and vitality.
Tulsi leaves put in water purifies and makes it germ free.
Deep breathing (Pranayam) in the vicinity of tulsi plants prevents many diseases.
Skin diseases
Applying tulsi juice mixed with lemon juice in equal proportion on the affected skin cures itching pimples, blackspots, acne and other skin diseases.
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