The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s18.t2.15
The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s18.t2.15
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c5.s18.t2.15
OCIMUM BASILICUM, Linn. *Syn.* Ocimum pilosum, Willd. *Sans.* बर्वर, *Varvara*. *Vern.* Bábui tulsi. *Beng.* The seeds of this plant, called *rehán* in the vernacular, are demulcent and nourishing. Steeped in water they swell into a mucilaginous jelly which is taken with the addition of sugar in dysentery, gonorrhoea and cough.