Ocimum gratissimum L.
- 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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