Tulsi - Ocimum sanctum: A herb for all reasons

Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 251-259

  Cohen, Marc Maurice ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptogen; Ayurveda; holy basil; lifestyle; Ocimum sanctum; stress; tulsi

Indexed keywords

AYURVEDIC DRUG; TULSI; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACNE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANXIETY DISORDER; AYURVEDA; CANCER PREVENTION; CHEMICAL STRESS; CHOLERA; DENGUE; DEPRESSION; DETOXIFICATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; FILARIASIS; GONORRHEA; HEALTH PROMOTION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LEISHMANIASIS; LIQUID YOGA; MALARIA; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLIC STRESS; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM; PHYSICAL STRESS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PNEUMONIA; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SKIN INFECTION; TUBERCULOSIS; TYPHOID FEVER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION; YOGA;

EID: 84920819367     PISSN: 09759476     EISSN: 09762809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0975-9476.146554     Document Type: Review

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