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Saturday, Apr 12, 2008

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For use in worship and therapy

One of the plants that has grown into our culture and tradition is the Tulsi plant, or Ocimum tenuiflorum. Its medicinal value apart, scientists are now discovering that Tulsi is one of those plants which are particularly strong oxygenerators. Perhaps, this is why the common practice of the circling the Tulsi plant evolved, so as to inhale the oxygen rich air around the plant.

The medicinal value of the plant is well known, and traditionally most households in India used to sport the Tulsi plant, either for worship or for its therapeutic power.

Tulsi grows well in the usual soil mixture consisting of one part sand, one part red earth and one part manure. Baby plants are available in all nurseries. The plant requires daily watering of about half a litre everyday. The plant can be raised in both ample sunlight as well as semi-shade conditions.

HEMA VIJAY

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