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    Ocimum tenuiflorum, commonly known as holy basil or tulsi, is an aromatic perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to tropical and subtropical...
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    basil, O. basilicum, and the medicinal herb tulsi (holy basil), O. tenuiflorum. Ocimum species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera...
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    Basil (redirect from Ocimum basilicum)
    (1–2): 59–63. doi:10.1016/S0304-4017(02)00253-4. PMID 12383625. "Ocimum tenuiflorum L., Synonyms". The Plant List, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri...
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    Basil seed (category Ocimum)
    Basil seed (Ocimum basilicum or Ocimum tenuiflorum, aka Ocimum sanctum) is the general term used to refer to the seeds of a few species of herb plants...
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    Basil, sweet (Ocimum basilicum) Basil, African; Scent leaf (Ocimum gratissimum) Basil, Holy (Ocimum tenuiflorum) Basil, lemon (Ocimum × citriodorum)...
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    Selected Plant Families. Gernot Katzer. "Spice Pages: Basil (Ocimum basilicum/sanctum/tenuiflorum/canum)". gernot-katzers-spice-pages.com. "Tukmaria guide"...
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    (angagha; Caesalpinia pulcherrima), and the pink Pacific basil (teibwo; Ocimum tenuiflorum). Its dark blue background represents the Pacific Ocean and the Mariana...
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    Srivilliputtur. She was found as an infant, abandoned under a basil (Tulasi - Ocimum tenuiflorum) tree, by Vishnucitta (or Periyalvar) who himself was an Alvar poet...
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    indica) leaves, bael (Aegele marmelos) leaves, holy basil or tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum), turmeric or "haldi" (Curcuma longa), cannabis in Hinduism, and white...
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    for making the beads are Rudraksha seeds (used by Shaivites) and Ocimum tenuiflorum (tulasi) stems (used by Vaishnavites). Shaivites believe that the...
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    Hinduism. Followers of Gaudiya Vaishnavism wear kanthi malas made of Ocimum tenuiflorum (known in Hinduism as tulasi). Most Vaishnavas of this sect are given...
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  • Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Thulasi or Tulasi may refer to: Tulasi or Ocimum tenuiflorum, an aromatic plant in the family Lamiaceae Tulasi (film), a 2007 Indian...
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  • pork Rice fried with a certain variety of Thai basil called kaphrao (Ocimum tenuiflorum), sliced pork, and chili peppers. Khao phat namliap ข้าวผัดหนำเลี้ยบ...
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    pineapple. In the Minangkabau lands of West Sumatra, the ruku-ruku leaf (Ocimum tenuiflorum) is a must-use ingredient, while in its Javanese counterpart, the...
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  • Look up tulsi in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tulsi or Ocimum tenuiflorum, commonly known as holy basil, is an aromatic perennial plant. Tulsi may...
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    Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) Ocimum basilicum (sweet basil) Ocimum gratissimum (African basil) Ocimum tenuiflorum (syn. Ocimum sanctum, tulsi or holy basil)...
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  • Constituents in Oil from Different Plant Parts of Methyl Eugenol-Rich Ocimum tenuiflorum L.f. (syn. O. sanctum L.) Grown in South India". Journal of Essential...
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    Ayurvedic remedies. The herbs Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) and Ocimum tenuiflorum (Tulsi) are also routinely used in ayurveda. Animal products used...
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    rose/Agave amica), gulancha (Tinospora cordifolia), tulsi (basil/ Ocimum tenuiflorum) etc. The common aquatic or marsh weeds found in jheels (lakes) and...
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    Khan Province, there is a variant of the dish using fresh chili and Ocimum tenuiflorum (กะเพรา), a type of basil leaves. Kaeng som kai wan is a kind of kaeng...
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    (nagas) and elephants and plants such as the sacred fig (pipal), Ocimum tenuiflorum (tulsi) and Azadirachta indica (neem), which may once have held totemic...
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    Eucalyptus staigeriana lemon ironbark Melaleuca leucadendra weeping paperbark Melaleuca viridiflora kitcha-kontoo Ocimum tenuiflorum native basil...
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  • Scientific name Name Description Picture Ocimum tenuiflorum Tulsi or holy basil It is used for a variety of purposes in traditional medicine; tulsi is...
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    apple (Syzygium samarangense) and rose apples contain it, as does Ocimum tenuiflorum (holy basil). Oleanolic acid biosynthesis starts with mevalonate to...
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    significance to sun god could be compared to the significance of tulasi (Ocimum tenuiflorum) leaves to Vishnu. Arka leaves are also used for worship of god Ganesha...
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    found in species used commonly as culinary herbs such as Ocimum basilicum (basil), Ocimum tenuiflorum (holy basil), Melissa officinalis (lemon balm), Salvia...
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  • (name), a list of people with the name Vishnuvallabha, a name for Ocimum tenuiflorum Vallabha (title), a title used by several kings Balhara (title), Arabic...
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  • very different flavor profiles from sweet basil Holy basil, tulsi Ocimum tenuiflorum Lamiaceae perennial herb culinary, tea, medicinal, ritual leaves,...
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  • Tulsipur railway station, a train station in the city of Tulsipur, India Ocimum tenuiflorum, the tulsi plant This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct...
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    carandas, Pterolobium hexapetalum, Euphorbia, Acalypha fruticosa and Ocimum tenuiflorum form the undergrowth.[citation needed] Blackbuck, spotted deer, macaque...
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