Holy Basil Benefits: Growing Your Own Medicine

Holy basil, also known as tulsi, plays an important part in Ayurveda, an ancient, holistic system of healing which originated in India and is still practiced today. It is known that the use of holy basil for its medicinal benefits goes back at least 3,000 years and that the earliest written mention of it occurs in the Rig Veda – circa 1500 B.C.!

A native to tropical regions of Asia, the medical value of holy basil is certainly well-proven, but it is only in fairly recent times that the west is beginning to discover the amazing health benefits the use of …read more