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The Healing Benefits of Tulsi

Tulsi - best known as Ocimum Sanctum - the Queen of Herbs in SATVIC MODE

In the ancient scriptures of India -namely the Padmapurana chapter 24 -verse 2, Lord Shiva mentions to the celestial sage Narada:

“Oh Narada, wherever Tulsi grows there is no misery. She is the holiest of the holy. Wherever the breeze blows her fragrance there is purity. Vishnu showers blessing on those who worship and grow Tulsi. Tulsi is sacred because Brahma resides in the roots, Vishnu resides in the stems and leaves and Rudra resides in the flowering tops.”

Tulsi - In India is referred to as a person - she has many healing properties ending in being:

anti-inflammatory
antioxidant
anti-aging
anti-bacterial
anti-stress
anti-arthtritic herb

By modern scientists, Tulsi is referred to as an ADAPTOGEN

rich in PHYTONUTRIENTS
with SYNGERGETIC properties working
with other Ayurvedic herbs
for example Ginger, Turmeric, Amalaki, Brahmi, Aswaganda etc.

“In addition, Tulsi has been reported to lower blood pressure, boost immunity, reduce ulcers, treat allergies, cancer, infertility, diabetes, cholesterol and radiation poisoning” (1)

What is an adaptogen?

scientists in the Soviet Union detected that the herbs with adaptogenic properties -which are regenerative to the sensitivity to cellular stress response by acting as a neutralizer of free radicals and therefore also eliminating carcinoma cells.

OJAS!

“Treatments aimed at the cause of disease also aim to raise consciousness while restoring the memory of pure consciousness in every cell. Ayurvedically, this is achieved by increasing a substance called ojas, which is described as the “physical expression of consciousness”. Tulsi is one of a select few Ayurvedic herbs that carry the label “ojas building.” Building ojas in the body benefits the body, mind and spirit as it treats the body at its most refined level. Ojas is produced as the result of a complex series of enzymatic processes that takes 35 days to complete. It is stored in the heart and controls the life giving functions of the sperm and ovum. It is responsible for one’s immune strength, ability to handle stress and spiritual status. If ojas is high, health is optimal, reproductive strength is maximal and the ripe fruits of a spiritual life are harvested". (2)

Quotations (1) & (2) from source: