Using modern scientific tools, the team of researchers have confirmed that the plant has some 40 special chemicals that have medicinal properties.
New Delhi:
Indian scientists have mapped the entire genome of the widely worshipped plant, Tulsi, also called the queen of herbs, for the first time ever. A team of over 25 scientists from the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru have deciphered the entire genetic make-up of the plant.
The medicinal plant has known anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-pyretic and anti-cancer properties. No Hindu ceremony is usually complete without the use of leaves from the Tulsi plant.
Using modern scientific tools, the team of researchers have confirmed that the plant has some 40 special chemicals that have medicinal properties.
In future, this study will help make new medicines using the Tulsi plant.
Tulsi or basil has eugenol that helps fight cancer. The plant's therapeutic properties have been discussed at great length in ancient ayurveda texts in India as well.
The medicinal plant has known anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-pyretic and anti-cancer properties. No Hindu ceremony is usually complete without the use of leaves from the Tulsi plant.
Using modern scientific tools, the team of researchers have confirmed that the plant has some 40 special chemicals that have medicinal properties.
In future, this study will help make new medicines using the Tulsi plant.
Tulsi or basil has eugenol that helps fight cancer. The plant's therapeutic properties have been discussed at great length in ancient ayurveda texts in India as well.
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