HOLY BASIL - Krishna Grade - Ayurvedic

(2 oz. net wt. Organic Holy Basil - Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum) Leaves - Krishna grade)

Holy Basil is not the sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) in your home spice rack, it is typically used to make teas and extracts. It is an aromatic perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to the Indian subcontinent and widespread as a cultivated plant throughout the Southeast Asian tropics. It's known as a sacred plant in India where it's a very important medicinal herb of Ayurvedic medicine. According to the Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, consuming holy basil has a number of therapeutic benefits.

Supplements of holy basil extract are available in pill or capsule form. Essential oil of holy basil is distilled from leaves and flowers of the plant. You can also make holy basil tea using the leaves, flowers, or dried leaf powder. The leaves are also commonly used in cooking, and some people eat the leaves raw. Holy basil tastes minty, spicy and bitter.