Holy basil (tulsi)

Common name

Holy basil (tulsi)

Botanical name

Ocimum tenuiflorum

Family

Lamiaceae

Part or material

Leaf

Classification

Botanical

Educational category

Traditional Botanical Knowledge

Ocimum tenuiflorum L., Lamiaceae; leaf and seed are treated as distinct ingredients by Health Canada. O. sanctum L. is recorded as a synonym. Distinct from culinary basil (candidate 85).

Leaf and seed are separately monographed; this profile does not resolve which parts any future copy would cover.

The 2023 national risk assessment records concern tied to estragole and methyleugenol content in tea and supplement preparations; the systematic review records that human safety data are limited and heterogeneous, with no serious adverse events reported in the trials it reviewed.

Part of this record is still being confirmed with its issuing authority. What is published is what the sources carry, and nothing more.

• Health Canada Natural Health Products Ingredient Database · Health Canada ingredient authority
• Norwegian Institute of Public Health for the Norwegian Food Safety Authority · Institutional reference source
• "The clinical efficacy and safety of tulsi in humans: a systematic review · Peer-reviewed scientific literature

This entry is educational. It is not medical advice, not a diagnosis, and not a statement about any Pam Oh Herbs Collection or its contents. It carries no dosage and no claim of effect.

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