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  2. Ocimum tenuiflorum - Wikipedia

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    Ocimum tenuiflorum, commonly known as holy basil, tulasi or tulsi (from Sanskrit), is an aromatic perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is widely cultivated throughout the Southeast Asian tropics .

  3. Tulasi in Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    Vaishnavas traditionally use japa malas (a string of Hindu prayer beads) made from Tulsi stems or roots called Tulsi malas, which are an important symbol of the initiation. Tulsi malas are considered to be auspicious for the wearer, and believed to connect him with Vishnu or Krishna and confer the protection of the deity.

  4. List of plants used in herbalism - Wikipedia

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    Tulsi or holy basil It is used for a variety of purposes in traditional medicine; tulsi is taken in many forms: as herbal tea, dried powder, fresh leaf or mixed with ghee. Essential oil extracted from Karpoora tulasi is mostly used for medicinal purposes and in herbal cosmetics. [112] Oenothera: Evening primrose

  5. Thulasi - Wikipedia

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    Thulasi or Tulasi may refer to: . Tulasi or Ocimum tenuiflorum, an aromatic plant in the family Lamiaceae; Tulasi, a 2007 Indian film by Boyapati Srinu; Thulasi, a 1987 Tamil film starring Murali and Seetha

  6. Medical ethnobotany of India - Wikipedia

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    The medical ethnobotany of India is the study of Indian medicinal plants and their traditional uses. Plants have been used in the Indian subcontinent for treatment of disease and health maintenance for thousands of years, and remain important staples of health and folk medicine for millions.

  7. Traditional Knowledge Digital Library - Wikipedia

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    The tasks included, for example, transcribing Sanskrit shlokas which describe an Ayurvedic formulation in text, using Traditional Knowledge Resource Classification (TKRC) devised for the purpose, so that it is easily understandable to any patent examiner, anywhere in the world. For this reason, the entire 34 million pages of text is available ...

  8. Plants used as herbs or spices - Wikipedia

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    Medicinal: used, either directly or as a simple extract such as a tea, to cause some physiological effect, usually to treat some ailment or disease Fragrance: used to add a pleasant odor to food, medicine, or other consumed or partially consumed items (such as incense, candles, or lotions)

  9. Dactylorhiza hatagirea - Wikipedia

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    The juice extracted from tuber is used as a tonic and also used for the treatment of pyorrhea (inflammation of the gum and teeth). Root paste is externally applied as a poultice on cuts and wounds and extract is given in intestinal disorders. The term hatta haddi means a root (jadi) resembling a hand (hatta or hath).