Botanical Name : Ocimum gratissimum Linn.
Family : Labiatae; Lamiaceae
Introduction :
Its properties are similar to Ocimum tenuiiflorum
Names in different Indian languages :
English : Lemon basil, tea bush, Shrubby Basil.
Malayalam : Kattuthulsi, malatulsi
Sanskrit : Vriddha Tulasi
Tamil : Elumicha-Tulasi, Peria Tulasi
Synonyms :
Raam-Tulasi, Raan-Tulasi, aranyatulsi ,bhrihatulasi
Morphology :
Branched, aromatic under shrub 30-50 cm high, sometimes woody, hairy.
Leaves—simple, opposite, ovate, serrate, obtuse or acute, – entire or subserrate. Petioles slender hairy
Flowers— very small,yellow,borne in terminal and axillary racemes.
Fruits— subglobose or broadly oblong nutlets.
Flowers and fruits almost throughout the year (mainly during September-February).
Distribution & Habitat :
All over India
Chemical constituents :
Clocimum, eugenol,methyl eugenol, eugenol acetate
Properties :
Its properties are similar to Ocimum tenuiiflorum
Special indication :
constipation, cough, fever, nasal catarrh, gonorrhoea with difficult urination.
