The Sacred Herb: Tulsi’s Life-Giving Powers

Tulsi has religious importance in Hindu culture, but it is also deeply related to medicine. It can be used with different anupanas and mixtures in almost all diseases. Tulsi is one of the main medicines used in every disease in the world of Ayurveda. By knowing its method of use, a doctor can fight almost all the diseases in the world.

According to Vishnupuran, Brahmapuran, Skandapuran, Devibhagavat etc., there are many stories of the origin of Tulsi. According to one story, when the nectar came out during the churning of the ocean, seeing the pot, overwhelmed by the success of the labor, tears started flowing from the eyes of the gods and Tulsi was born from those drops. Tulsi is known in the international world as Ocimum Sanctum, which has twenty-two varieties; but mainly it is known as Krishna Tulsi, White Tulsi, Gandha Tulsi, Ram Tulsi, Van Tulsi, Bilvgandh Tulsi, Barbari Tulsi.

Tulsi plant has the property of curing all diseases. Tulsi plant has a strong electrical power, which remains around the plant for two hundred yards. According to Ayurveda, Tulsi is a bile destroyer. It is a destroyer of leprosy, stones, blood disorders, pain, skin diseases, phlegm and air-borne diseases.
Stem- Wearing Tulsi does not destroy the electrical energy of the body, hence there is a practice of wearing its garland. Wearing Tulsi garland does not cause any kind of fear of infectious disease

Leaves- Its leaves should not be chewed with teeth because Due to mercury present in the leaves, teeth get spoilt, hence It is better to swallow it. In case of wasp, bumblebee or scorpion bite Apply basil leaf juice or grind the leaf and tie it on that place By giving it, the burning sensation is cured. A person bitten by a snake should be given Tulsi Poison can be removed by drinking the juice of the leaves. Leprosy patients, gout-blood, one to seven leaves to persons suffering from malaria Should be swallowed.

Manjari (flower)- Tulsi flower should be dried and taken out and given to children after meals, this not only cleanses the mouth but also kills stomach worms. Manjari also increases hormones. It has a large amount of protein.

Juice-- Many medicines are prepared from the juice of basil leaves. Mixing lemon juice in the juice of the leaves and using it is very beneficial in skin diseases. In case of earache and cold, extracting the juice of the leaves, heating it and consuming it after it cools down gives immediate relief. Basil leaves contain green oil with a yellow tinge. After keeping it for some time, grains are formed in it. Its name is Basil Camphor, which is used medicinally. Religious and Cultural Importance of Tulsi - In Your Home By planting a Tulsi plant and seeing it, even sins like killing a brahmin are destroyed. The fruit of planting one Tulsi plant is the same as planting thousands of mango and peepal trees.

In the month of Kartik, those who light a lamp at the root of Tulsi in the evening, their house gets prosperity and children. Planting Tulsi and watering it with milk gives permanent Lakshmi. Applying Tulsi soil on the forehead increases brilliance. Bathing with Tulsi water gives salvation.

It is written in Hindu scriptures that lightning cannot strike the house of those who have a thriving Tulsi plant in their house, that is, when Tulsi suddenly gets destroyed, then it should be understood that some big trouble is about to come to the house. That is, Tulsi plant has religious and medicinal importance, hence Tulsi plant must be planted in every house.