Health Benefits of Tulsi

Characteristics of the Tulsi Plant

A member of the basil family (Lamiaceae), its leaves can be green or purple, depending on the variety. Tulsi has a pungent rasa  (taste), a heating
veerya (energetic effect), and a pungent vipaka (post-digestive effect). Balancing for vata and kapha doshas, it may increase pittha in excess.

Not just one, there are three different types of tulsi. According to Ayurvedic texts, the three different types of tulsi are: rama
(green leaf) tulsi, shyama (purple leaf) tulsi, and vana (wild leaf) tulsi. Although all three types of tulsi have their uses in Ayurveda, green leaved rama-tulsi is the most widely used.