What is the Botanical Name of the Tulsi Plant?

Answer: Ocimum sanctum or Ocimum tenuiflorum is the scientific name of Tulsi. The plant hails from the family of Lamiaceae and is known as the “queen of plants”. It has medicinal properties and is called the “mother medicine of nature”. 

Every part of the plant can be used for therapeutic purposes. It has been used as a medicinal herb in India. 

Different Uses of Tulsi Plant: 

• Extracts from the leaves of the plants are used in herbal teas
• Treatment of different types of poisoning, common colds, headaches, malaria, heart disease and inflammation
• Oils extracted from the leaves have useful properties including analgesics, antipyretics and stress reduction