Ocimum gratissimum | SMPB Kerala

Family: Lamiaceae
Vernacular names: Ramathulasi, രാമതുളസി (Malayalam), Shrubby basil (English), Bhrihatulasi (Sanskrit), Ramathulasi (Tamil)
Distribution: Pantropical
Description: Shrubs. Leaves elliptic to obovate. Flowers pale greenish yellow, borne in simple or branched racemes. Nutlets, subglobose.
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
Flowering & Fruiting: August-December

Parts used: Whole plant
Properties & Uses: Digestive, stimulant, demulcent, carminative, diuretic and antiseptic. Whole plant is used to treat skin diseases erysipelas, inflammations, diseases of brain, heart, liver and spleen. It is also used to treat piles, swelling, abscesses, cough, arthritis and paralysis. The decoction of leaves is used to treat gonorrhea and seminal weakness. The leaf juice is used to treat stomach ache. Seeds are used to treat relieve headache, neuralgia and dysentery.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk, Unani, Homeo,
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