Tulsi plant/ Holy Basil/ Ocimum Tenuiflorum

Ocimum tenuiflorum/Tulsi plant/Holy Basil

Ocimum tenuiflorum/Tulsi is cultivated for religious and traditional medicine purposes, and for its essential oil. It is widely used as a herbal tea, commonly used in Ayurveda, and has a place within the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism, in which devotees perform worship involving holy basil plants or leaves to get blessings of God on their families and home.