Tulasi has been used for thousands of years in Ayurveda, for its diverse healing properties. It is mentioned in the Charaka Samhita, an ancient Ayurvedic text. Tulasi is considered to be an adaptogen, balancing different processes in the body, and helpful for adapting to stress. Marked by its strong aroma and astringent taste, it is regarded in Ayurveda as a kind of ?elixir of life? and believed to promote longevity.

• Tulasi is beneficial in respiratory ailments like bronchial asthma, bronchitis and tuberculosis, and allergic rhinitis (inflammation of nasal mucus membrane).
• Tulasi can serve as a cure and prophylactic as well for the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
• It acts as a detoxifying, cleansing and purifying agent.
• It is also effective in treating skin disorders, itching and issues like ringworms.
• Tulasi has antibiotic, anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-carcinogenic properties.
•  It helps in relieving from fever, headache, sore throat, cold, cough, flu and chest congestion
• Tulasi helps relieve stress, strengthen immunity, and facilitate proper digestion
• Tulasi is loaded with phytonutrients, essential oils, Vitamin Aand C
•  It counters elevated blood sugar levels and is therefore beneficial for diabetics
•  It helps in regulating uric acid levels in body, thereby elimination risks of developing kidney stones
•  Tulasi can help in maintaining normal levels of the stress hormone ? cortisol in the body
•  It can wards off harmful effects of free radicals