Kapoor Tulsi Plant

Kapoor Tulsi Plant
Indian Name: Tulsi (also tulasī)
Family: Lamiaceae
Parts Use: Leaves, Seed, Whole body

Description
Kapoor Tulsi is native to India, where it often graces shrines and homes as an aromatic perennial shrub. Tulsi is grown as an annual herb in temperate climates. This tulsi plant is pleasing to the eye, with an upright, open and branching form. The fragrance of the leaves is also quite attractive-spicy and complex, often resembling clove. The taste is excellent, especially when the dried leaves are brewed into tea. The flowers of purple or blue occur on multiple upright racemes.