Kumar P.¹*, Kumari S.²

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1. Asstt. Prof. Deptt of Panchkarma

Dayanand Ayurvedic College, Jalandhar

Punjab. 144008. India

2. Asstt. Prof.

Dayanand Ayurvedic College, Jalandhar

Punjab. 144008. India 

*Corresponding Author: Dr Parveen Kumar

Asstt. Prof. Deptt of Panchkarma

Dayanand Ayurvedic College, Jalandhar

Punjab. 144008. India

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Abstract

 Tulsi is very useful herb because of the wide range of properties it possesses. In addition to being considered as a holy plant, it is used for its medicinal values for thousands of years by the people all over the globe. The traditional healers use the plant for various ailments. In Ayurveda, tulsi is considered to pacify kapha-vata and vitiate pitta, and is used in the treatment of various disorders viz. respiratory tract diseases, fevers, eye diseases and depression. Recent research authenticates the claims of Ayurveda regarding pharmacological properties of the plant. Various studies conducted to study and establish the pharmacological properties of tulsi show that it has numerous pharmacological properties, many of which, like radioprotection and anticancer, can prove to be very important for the human race in this age of industrialization.

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