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    turmeric‚ fenugreek and mustard seeds‚ various oils‚ condiments‚ animal products‚ common plants and related ingredients from your kitchen or a nearby garden. All you need to do is have an open mind. In India‚ the tulsi (holy basil or the Ocimum tenuiflorum) is revered not only for its traditional and religious values‚ but also for its healing properties. Dadaji had planted two varieties of tulsi at our ancestral home‚ so that it would be easily accessible in times of need — the blueish-purplish

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    Tulsi Case Study

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    Tulsi- Ocimum sanctum L. Introduction Tulsi is classified as Surasadigana in Ayurveda. The plant grows throughout India but is widely cultivated in home gardens. The medicinal use Tulsi is not mentioned in Ayurveda but it figures in the traditional medical systems such as Greek‚ Roman‚ Sidha and Unani. Tulsi belongs to the family Lamiaceae. Other Sanskrit synonyms include Apetarakshasi‚ Bahumanjari‚ Bhutghani‚ Gauri‚ Haripriya‚ Surasa‚ and Tulasi. In English it is known as Holy basil. O. sanctum

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    Flat Parsley or garden parsley (Petroselinum crispum) is a species of Petroselinum in the family Apiaceae‚ native to the centralMediterranean region (southern Italy‚ Algeria‚ and Tunisia)‚ naturalized elsewhere in Europe‚ and widely cultivated as an herb‚ a spice‚ and a vegetable. Where it grows as a biennial‚ in the first year‚ it forms a rosette of tripinnate leaves 10–25 cm long with numerous 1–3 cm leaflets‚ and ataproot used as a food store over the winter. Parsley is widely used

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    2. Effect of Ocimum sanctum leaves extract on memory impairment by Scopolamine in test (TE) session using time spent in green arm as a parameter: In order to determine the effectiveness of Ocimum sanctum leaves extract‚ comparison of time spent in the food containing green arm in test session of ocimum sanctum groups‚ OTE and SOTE with the only scopolamine treated group (STE) was carried out. The time spent in the food containing green arm of OTE and SOTE were found to be 109 sec and 93 sec respectively

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    Ocimum Basilicum Analysis

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    The genus Ocimum L. (basil) is a member of the Labiatae family which is an important economic and medicinal herb (Paton‚ Harley and Harley‚ 1999). The seeds of Ocimum basilicum are high in fiber and in some regions in Asia like Iran and India‚ basil seeds are frequently included in beverages (Sharbat) and ice desserts (Faloodeh) for aesthetic purposes as well as a source of dietary fibre (Hosseini-Parvar‚ Matia-Merino‚ Goh‚ Razavi et al.‚ 2010‚ Mäkinen and Pääkkönen‚ 1999). Basil seeds have reasonable

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    Ocimum basilicum‚ commonly known as ‘Indian basil’‚ is an indigenous south Indian species (Bhasin‚ 2012). Among over 150 basil species belonging to the genus Ocimum‚ two most widely grown species for essential oil production are holy basil (Ocimum sanctum L.) and sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.). Ocimum basilicum‚ an erect highly branched aromatic perennial herb of family Lamiaceae is well known for its sweet basil oil and is widely distributed throughout India. This species is believed to be originated

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    Antifungal activities of Ocimum gratissimum The O. gratissimum essential oils have given good responses when tested for their antifungicidal activities against a wide range of fungal pathogens in plants and animal. O.gratissimum with five chemotypes is very common folk medicine in tropics and among these ethyl cinnamate is very a common Indian chemotype with antifungal activities (Dubey et al.‚ 2000) Dried or fresh plant samples possess antimycotic properties and have potentiality to treat superficial

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    Holy Basil Research Paper

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    Holy basil is also referred to as Tulsi and has been used as a medicine in India for nearly 3000 years. Over this period‚ it has been grown in Indian gardens and temples and is considered the most sacred plant in Hinduism. Holy basil is also used in cooking and in cosmetics. The plant plays a major role in Hindu mythology as it is supposed to be the incarnation of a goddess named Tulsi. This type of basil is indigenous to the subcontinent though it has spread across southern India and can be

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    List of Herbs & Spices

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    assafoetida) Asarabacca (Asarum europaeum) Avens (Geum urbanum) Avocado leaf (Peresea americana) B Barberry (Berberis vulgaris and other Berberis spp.) Basil‚ sweet (Ocimum basilicum) Basil‚ lemon (Ocimum × citriodorum) Basil‚ Thai (O. basilicum var. thyrsiflora) Basil‚ Holy (Ocimum tenuiflorum) Bay leaf (Laurus nobilis) Bay leaf‚ Indian‚ tejpat‚ malabathrum Bee balm (Monarda didyma) Boldo (Peumus boldus) Borage (Borago officinalis) Black cardamom (Amomum subulatum‚ Amomum

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    NEEM origin: Azadirachta indica‚ also known as Neem‚[2] Nimtree‚[2] and Indian Lilac[2] is a tree in the mahogany family Meliaceae. It is one of two species in the genus Azadirachta‚ and is native to India‚ Pakistan‚ and Bangladesh growing in tropical and semi-tropical regions. Neem tree is the official tree of the Sindh Province and is very common in all cities of Sindh‚ there are projects underway for planting this tree in all over Sindh Province. Neem trees also grow in islands in the southern

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