TULSI (OCIMUM SANCTUM), A JOURNEY FROM HOLY PLANT TO A MYRIAD MEDICINAL PLANT: A CONTEMPORARY REVIEW ON SECRETS BEHIND ITS INNUMERABLE BENEFITS

Abstract

Tulsi, or Ocimum sanctum, is a common, useful plant that is also considered sacred in Hinduism and hence is always displayed in front of a Hindu home. In India, the spiritual, religious & therapeutic benefits of this Lamiaceae-family plant is extensively acknowledged. Throughout the second half of the 20th century