Tulsi: A Miracle herb used in the Treatment of Many Illnesses: A Review
Abstract
Tulsi, the famous "unmatched" plant of India, is one of the most popular and beneficial of the numerous therapeutic and health-promoting herbs. Ayurvedic and Unani systems Medicinal natural products are increasingly being investigated in clinical trials for superior pharmacological responses and lack of side effects compared to symptomatic agents. Ocimum sanctum, often referred to as "Holy Basil" or "Tulsi," is known in the traditional Ayurvedic literature for its use in the treatment of many illnesses. The active ingredients obtained from plants, and their biological function in disease prevention have stimulated people's curiosity. This overview includes the nomenclature of plant vesicles, their components, and their use in the treatment of diseases.
Keywords:
Illness, Ayurveda, Diseases, Treat, Tulsi, Natural product, Plant
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10. Wangcharoen W, Morasuk W. Antioxidant capacity and phenolic content of holy basil. Songklanakarin J Sci Technol. 2007;29:1407–15.
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12. Shivananjappa M, Joshi M. Aqueous extract of tulsi (Ocimum sanctum) enhances endogenous antioxidant defenses of human hepatoma cell line (HepG2) J Herbs Spices Med Plants. 2012;18:331–48.
13. Manikandan P, Murugan RS, Abbas H, Abraham SK, Nagini S. Ocimum sanctum Linn. (Holy Basil) ethanolic leaf extract protects against 7,12-dimethylbenz (a) anthracene-induced genotoxicity, oxidative stress, and imbalance in xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes. J Med Food. 2007; 10:495–502.
14. Siddique YH, Ara G, Beg T, Afzal M. Anti-genotoxic effect of Ocimum sanctum L. extract against cyproterone acetate induced genotoxic damage in cultured mammalian cells. Acta Biol Hung. 2007;58:397–409.
15. Jha A.K., Jha M, Kaur J. Ethanolic extracts of Ocimum sanctum, Azadirachta indica and Withania somnifera cause apoptosis in SiHa cells. Res J Pharm Biol Chem. 2012;3:557–62.
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18. Shah K, Verma RJ. Protection against butyl p-hydroxybenzoic acid induced oxidative stress by Ocimum sanctum extract in mice liver. Acta Pol Pharm. 2012;69:865–70.
19. Enayatallah S.A, Shah S.N, Bodhankar S.L. A study of hepatoprotective activity of Ocimum sanctum (Krishna tulas) extracts in chemically induced liver damage in albino mice. J Ecophysiol Occup Health. 2004;4:89–96.
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Prabha Shankar Maurya, Mohd. Javed Naim, Rajib K. Singh, Jainul Bashar, and Radheshyam. “Tulsi: A Miracle Herb Used in the Treatment of Many Illnesses: A Review”. Current Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vol. 11, no. 3, Dec. 2021, pp. 72-85, doi:10.24092/CRPS.2021.110301.
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