Ramaiah Indic Speciality Ayurveda Mathikere, Bangalore, Karnataka

Practitioners of Ayurveda medicine prescribe remedies on the basis of their attributes quality. Which are twenty in number, such as slowsharp, oilydry, coldhot, slimyrough, denseliquid, softhard, staticmobile, subtlegross, thickclear, and heavylight. The other aspects of classification of herbs are according to six tastes: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, pungent and astringent. Taste is a therapeutic agent in Ayurveda. The diseases can be addressed through Ayurveda Tulsi has been found to protect organs and tissues against physical stress from prolonged physical exertion, physical restraint and exposure to cold. It counters metabolic stress through normalization of blood glucose, blood pressure and lipid levels and psychological stress through positive effects on memory and cognitive function and through its anxiolytic and anti-depressant properties. Tulsi has broad-spectrum action as antimicrobial and, it can be used as a hand sanitizer, mouthwash and water purifier as well as in animal rearing, wound healing, in the preservation of food stuffs and herbal raw materials.