Basil Leaf Powder / Thulasi Ilai Podi / Shyama Tulsi / Gaggera Chettu / Daeva Thulasi / Nala Tirtava / Apetarakshasi-100gm

Other Common Names:

Scientific Name: Ocimum Tenuiflorum

English Name: Basil

Tamil Name: Thulasi / துளசி 

Malayalam Name: kunnakam, nalla-tirtta, nalla-tuttuva / കുന്നകം, നല്ല-തീർത്ത, നല്ല-ടുത്വ

Hindi Name: baranda, kala tulasi, kala-tulasi, kalatulsi, tulsi / बरंदा, काला तुलसी, काला-तुलसी, कलातुलसी, तुलसी

Kannada Name: Daeva Thulasi / ದೇವ ತುಳಸಿ

Telugu Name: brynda, gaggera, gaggera-chettu / బృంద, గగ్గెర, గగ్గెర-చెట్టు

Description:

Basil (Tulsi) is a leafy herb belonging to the Lamiaceae family known as great basil or holy basil. Basil is a tender plant native to Southern Asia and India. Basil is a sacred plant in India. Basil is defined as the queen of herbs because of its medicinal values.

Basil is one of the ancient herbs that play a therapeutic role in Ayurvedic medicines. Basil leaves have excellent detoxifying, cleansing, and purifying agents. 

Nutrition Facts:

• Calories: 0.6
• Total Fat: 0g
• Sodium: 0.1mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 0.1g
• Dietary Fiber: 0g
• Sugar: 0g
• Protein: 0.1g
• Vitamin D: 0 mcg
• Calcium: 4.4mg
• Iron: 0.1mg
• Potassium: 7.4mg

Health Benefits:

• Basil leaves benefits to treating skin disorders such as itching and ringworms.
• Basil leaves aid to reduce fever, headache, cough, cold, and flu.
• Basil leaves help to regulate blood sugar levels.
• Basil leaves help to treat malaria, hepatitis, and dengue.
• Basil leaves reduce the risk of kidney stones.

Dosage of Basil Leaves Powder:

Basil leaves powder for dry cough:

Take the required amount of basil leaves powder to boil it with one cup of water. After the mixture gets warm, filter the mixture. Consume a warm drink to get relief from a dry cough.