Dhanvantari Vatika / धन्वन्तरि वाटिका

Botanical Name :- Ocimum sanctum Linn.

English Name :- Holy basil

Hindi Name :- Tulasi.

Family Name :- Labiatae

Synonyms –

1. Tulasi

2. Surasa

3. Gramya

4. Sulabha

5. Bahumanjari

6. Apetaraksasi

7. Gauri

8. Bhutaghni

9. Devadundubhi

Properties & Uses:-

• Tulasi is pungent, Bitter

• Good for the heart

• Hot in potency

• Produces burning sensation and thirst

• Increases digestive fire

• Cures leprosy (and other skin diseases), Dysuria

• Diseases of blood

• Pain in the flanks and mitigates kapha and vata.

Its two varieties - shukla (white) and krishna (black) are similar in properties.