Obviously my tulsi plant is incredibly HAPPY here in the raised bed in the garden filling it half full about a four by four size ……as a gardening professional I drink it as a tea in the summer it’s AMAZINGLY RELAXING …
Fun video! I grew g basil at the beginning of the season with wonderful results. A friend told me a few weeks back about the health benefits of Tulsi for my goals, so I ordered and planted it ASAP. If the weather stays warm enough, I should have some to harvest in another couple of weeks 👊🏻🌻👊🏻
How exciting! Tulsi is so amazing, and it's absolutely delicious as a tea. The flowers (unlike culinary basil) don't have to be picked off either, so you can just let it keep on growing. I hope you have great success growing it!
Hi! I have tons of Tulsi in my garden and yard. I am an Ayurveda Practitioner and Tulsi is used for all things you mentioned. It is so good for calming the nervous system as well. I will definitely follow your channel. Thanks for the videos! Debbie from Nj 🪴🫖🍂🍁
Hello! I'm so sorry for the delayed response...I haven't been able to access my channel in a long time, but I'm back now :). I hope you dried it out and tried it as a tea!
I have predominantly Rama, but I do like using the Krishna and the Vata as well, and sometimes I’ll do a blend of all 3…the Rama is just a little less expensive when I buy in bulk. 😊
Hello! If you aren’t able to find pre-started plants locally, I would suggest one of the online seed catalogs. I know that “Strictly Medicinals” carries Tulsi seeds and sometimes transplants too, and quite often so do “Annie’s Seeds”, “Botanical Interests” and “Baker Creek”, just to name a few. If you do a Google search there are probably many more seed catalogs selling them. As for growing them outside in Michigan, I am unfamiliar with your zone’s requirements (born and raised here in Arizona), but I can tell you that Tulsi likes warmth. It will die as soon as we have a light frost here…it’s truly a Summer plant here in the desert southwest. So, you might want to start seeds in a pot indoors in a bright sunny window area…move it outdoors if your summer weather permits, and then you could bring it back inside if a frost or cold nights happen. I hope you give it a try. 😊
Thank you so much I appreciate the additional information I'm going to give it a try I'll start probably indoors and then take it out during May. Thank you again for the feedback have a good day. I lived in Phoenix for about 5 years it's hot really hot
You can make the tincture with either fresh or dried…if you have fresh, I’d fill the jar half way full and then cover with the grain alcohol, if it’s dried, I’d fill the jar about 1/4 full and then cover with the alcohol. Dried is more concentrated so it takes less of the herb. 😊
Well quite often I use it fresh, but drying is also very simple. You can either tie several bundles together and hang upside down in a cool/dry location (preferably out of direct sunlight), or you can even use a cooling rack to lay several clippings on. There’s also great mesh hanging drying baskets that work great too. The biggest key is keep it out of direct sunlight, minimize temp extremes or dampness, and put it where air can circulate around the cut plants. 😊
You can harvest it at any time. Unlike culinary basils, you don’t have to remove the flowers as it grows and you can also use the flowers…but no, there’s no need to wait for flowering before harvesting leaves. I just recommend never harvesting more than half of a plant. 😊
You say it is perennial where you live, but where is that? I've grown several other types of basil here in northcentral WV (zone 6 or 6.5 depending on which sources you use) and they are the first plants to die when we have our first killing frost, usually around October 10. I find it difficult to even get seeds to grow in the spring and usually resort to buying seedlings for transplant at my local greenhouse. Do you think the tulsi I grew this year, in our high tunnel, will sprout from the seeds that I know dropped? I am also saving seeds to plant in the spring.
Hello 😊 I’m in Scottsdale, Az…so that’s zone 9, and considered low desert. Most of my growing recommendations are for what I know does well here in the desert southwest. If we get a hard frost it will die back, but since we don’t get snow or ground level freezes, any seeds that fall will typically be safe and have a really good chance of germinating in spring (and for this zone that happens in early March). It sounds like starting with transplants is the most ideal for you in that climate…and so if you’re able to get them started yourself in a greenhouse or a grow-controlled situation, that might work great. Additionally, places like Strictly Medicinals quite often has Tulsi plants available online, so that might be another option. Kinda funny…this Summer we just had was one of the hottest and driest on record (50+ days over 115°, it was awful), and none of my Tulsi survived the heat. So I’m hoping some seeds dispersed and will sprout in Spring, but I also got a bunch of transplants to put in a pot right now (then I can move it if we have a frost warning, although we typically have days in the low 80’s and nights in the low 60’s during Oct and Nov here). I hope this helps a little and I hope yours grows!!
The easiest way to preserve it would be to allow it to dry (you can hang it) and then save in air-tight jars, either crumbled up or whole. It’s also wonderful added to honey, or tinctured.
Hmm, if you got it from a shop I seriously doubt it because they don’t usually include the dried flowers (even tho they’re great to use)…but you can easily get seeds, and Strictly Medicinals is a great company for that! 😊
Hello. I’m not exactly sure what that last word was but I can tell you that when I’m saying TULSI HOLY BASIL, I am referring to Ocimum tenuflorum. This is the Latin name for Tulsi/Holy Basil. There are several varieties of Tulsi such as Rama, Krishna, Vana and Kapoor…and these are all in the “medicinal/Ayurvedic” classification of Tulsi Basil. Other Basils, such as culinary use basils, may also have medicinal qualities but that would not be their primary use (such as Sweet Basil, Thai Basil, both in the Ocimum basilicum category). Hope that helps!
Hello! Sorry for the delay in responding...I just finally was able to access my channel again :) Ok, so no, you don't have to use 180 proof for all dried herbs, it's just my menstruum of choice. A lower proof alcohol would work just find for the majority of dried herbs. :)
80 proof to 100 proof is best no worries about ratios. Fresh plant matter also works best when using dry it’s more potent use dose with caution at first
Oh thank you for asking…this Summer has been particularly brutal here where I live and I actually don’t have any growing right now, in fact I barely have any dried in my apothecary currently either. My suggestion for getting some would be as follows: for fresh plants, check your local nursery for seeds or starter plants or visit “Strictly Medicinals” online because they usually sell them. As for dried quantities and possibly even tinctures, check out “Mountain Rose Herbs” online, and if you live near a Sprouts grocery store, they generally sell it in tea form. 😊
Hello! I'm so sorry for the delayed response...I haven't been able to access my channel in a long time, but I'm back now :) Yes and no, lol....yes I did make one but then I lost all data...so I'm in the process of recording all new videos and getting them uploaded. There will be clips posted here on TH-cam, and much longer class videos coming up on my website (www.enchantedbotancialsaz.com) and I will have a tincture one up there by the end of October. Thank you so much for your interest!
Correct…cortisol is the stress hormone. If I said that backwards in the video I apologize. I’ll have to rewatch it and see if I mixed up my words or something.
This is the best tea i have come across for what is going wrong in my body. Im feeling good results.
Obviously my tulsi plant is incredibly HAPPY here in the raised bed in the garden filling it half full about a four by four size ……as a gardening professional I drink it as a tea in the summer it’s AMAZINGLY RELAXING …
That is awesome!!! ❤ I feel like everyone needs to experience the amazing powers of Tulsi! 🌿
Fun video! I grew g basil at the beginning of the season with wonderful results. A friend told me a few weeks back about the health benefits of Tulsi for my goals, so I ordered and planted it ASAP. If the weather stays warm enough, I should have some to harvest in another couple of weeks 👊🏻🌻👊🏻
How exciting! Tulsi is so amazing, and it's absolutely delicious as a tea. The flowers (unlike culinary basil) don't have to be picked off either, so you can just let it keep on growing. I hope you have great success growing it!
Hi! I have tons of Tulsi in my garden and yard. I am an Ayurveda Practitioner and Tulsi is used for all things you mentioned. It is so good for calming the nervous system as well. I will definitely follow your channel. Thanks for the videos! Debbie from Nj 🪴🫖🍂🍁
Hello! I'm so sorry for the delayed response...I haven't been able to access my channel in a long time, but I'm back now :)
Thank you so much :)
I absolutely need to start growing this!!
The next time you're over you can cut a bunch from the garden fresh and I have couple transplants you can take home for your garden! :)
Haha this is very interesting , we were using it in our soups, stews and beans , I need to try it in our tea now
Hello! I'm so sorry for the delayed response...I haven't been able to access my channel in a long time, but I'm back now :). I hope you dried it out and tried it as a tea!
What a great find. Thank you !
Hello! I'm so sorry for the delayed response...I haven't been able to access my channel in a long time, but I'm back now :). Thank you so much!
Well done!!! Very helpful.
Thank you so much!
I'm so sorry for the delayed response...I haven't been able to access my channel in a long time, but I'm back now :)
Thank you
hi. thank you . I have three tulsi basil plants. learning how to use them. what type of alcohol do you use?
@@MD-vi1kp I prefer using 190 proof grain alcohol when tincturing herbs, especially when I’m using fresh plants 😊
@@botanicallivingwithkim thank you
What type of Tulsi do you use? I’m just learning about it and have discovered there are several varieties.
I have predominantly Rama, but I do like using the Krishna and the Vata as well, and sometimes I’ll do a blend of all 3…the Rama is just a little less expensive when I buy in bulk. 😊
Where can you get seeds for this? Can you grow it outdoors? I live in Michigan. Thank you for your time
Hello! If you aren’t able to find pre-started plants locally, I would suggest one of the online seed catalogs. I know that “Strictly Medicinals” carries Tulsi seeds and sometimes transplants too, and quite often so do “Annie’s Seeds”, “Botanical Interests” and “Baker Creek”, just to name a few. If you do a Google search there are probably many more seed catalogs selling them. As for growing them outside in Michigan, I am unfamiliar with your zone’s requirements (born and raised here in Arizona), but I can tell you that Tulsi likes warmth. It will die as soon as we have a light frost here…it’s truly a Summer plant here in the desert southwest. So, you might want to start seeds in a pot indoors in a bright sunny window area…move it outdoors if your summer weather permits, and then you could bring it back inside if a frost or cold nights happen. I hope you give it a try. 😊
Thank you so much I appreciate the additional information I'm going to give it a try I'll start probably indoors and then take it out during May. Thank you again for the feedback have a good day. I lived in Phoenix for about 5 years it's hot really hot
I grow and use tuls; have for years but didn't know that it helps balance blood sugar.
How much tulsi tea can you safely drink daily ? Thanks 🙏🏻
I would say 3-5 cups daily would be a safe threshold and great for therapeutic benefits. 😊
Do you make the tincture with fresh leaves or dried? Thank you 🍃
You can make the tincture with either fresh or dried…if you have fresh, I’d fill the jar half way full and then cover with the grain alcohol, if it’s dried, I’d fill the jar about 1/4 full and then cover with the alcohol. Dried is more concentrated so it takes less of the herb. 😊
What is your drying process?
Well quite often I use it fresh, but drying is also very simple. You can either tie several bundles together and hang upside down in a cool/dry location (preferably out of direct sunlight), or you can even use a cooling rack to lay several clippings on. There’s also great mesh hanging drying baskets that work great too. The biggest key is keep it out of direct sunlight, minimize temp extremes or dampness, and put it where air can circulate around the cut plants. 😊
Do you want to wait until it flowers to harvest it?
You can harvest it at any time. Unlike culinary basils, you don’t have to remove the flowers as it grows and you can also use the flowers…but no, there’s no need to wait for flowering before harvesting leaves. I just recommend never harvesting more than half of a plant. 😊
You say it is perennial where you live, but where is that? I've grown several other types of basil here in northcentral WV (zone 6 or 6.5 depending on which sources you use) and they are the first plants to die when we have our first killing frost, usually around October 10. I find it difficult to even get seeds to grow in the spring and usually resort to buying seedlings for transplant at my local greenhouse. Do you think the tulsi I grew this year, in our high tunnel, will sprout from the seeds that I know dropped? I am also saving seeds to plant in the spring.
Hello 😊 I’m in Scottsdale, Az…so that’s zone 9, and considered low desert. Most of my growing recommendations are for what I know does well here in the desert southwest. If we get a hard frost it will die back, but since we don’t get snow or ground level freezes, any seeds that fall will typically be safe and have a really good chance of germinating in spring (and for this zone that happens in early March). It sounds like starting with transplants is the most ideal for you in that climate…and so if you’re able to get them started yourself in a greenhouse or a grow-controlled situation, that might work great. Additionally, places like Strictly Medicinals quite often has Tulsi plants available online, so that might be another option. Kinda funny…this Summer we just had was one of the hottest and driest on record (50+ days over 115°, it was awful), and none of my Tulsi survived the heat. So I’m hoping some seeds dispersed and will sprout in Spring, but I also got a bunch of transplants to put in a pot right now (then I can move it if we have a frost warning, although we typically have days in the low 80’s and nights in the low 60’s during Oct and Nov here). I hope this helps a little and I hope yours grows!!
@@kimmontoya8789 Thanks so much for the additional information!
Hi, how can I easily preserve it? It’s going to snow soon here.
The easiest way to preserve it would be to allow it to dry (you can hang it) and then save in air-tight jars, either crumbled up or whole. It’s also wonderful added to honey, or tinctured.
I wonder if the bag of dried small cut Tulsi Holy Basil , might have a bunch of seeds in there.
Hmm, if you got it from a shop I seriously doubt it because they don’t usually include the dried flowers (even tho they’re great to use)…but you can easily get seeds, and Strictly Medicinals is a great company for that! 😊
Can I use the seed with the leaves for tea?
Yes you absolutely can! 😊
U are talking about which type of tuls krisnatulsiorthaibasil
Hello. I’m not exactly sure what that last word was but I can tell you that when I’m saying TULSI HOLY BASIL, I am referring to Ocimum tenuflorum. This is the Latin name for Tulsi/Holy Basil. There are several varieties of Tulsi such as Rama, Krishna, Vana and Kapoor…and these are all in the “medicinal/Ayurvedic” classification of Tulsi Basil.
Other Basils, such as culinary use basils, may also have medicinal qualities but that would not be their primary use (such as Sweet Basil, Thai Basil, both in the Ocimum basilicum category).
Hope that helps!
For the tinctures. Do you need to use 180 proof for dried herbs? I heard for fresh herbs you need the high proof but if it’s already dried 80 is fine
Hello! Sorry for the delay in responding...I just finally was able to access my channel again :)
Ok, so no, you don't have to use 180 proof for all dried herbs, it's just my menstruum of choice. A lower proof alcohol would work just find for the majority of dried herbs. :)
80 proof to 100 proof is best no worries about ratios. Fresh plant matter also works best when using dry it’s more potent use dose with caution at first
Do you use the stems you did that to fast.
You actually can use the stems! All parts are valuable to use…leaf, stem and flower 😊
How do I buy from you?
Oh thank you for asking…this Summer has been particularly brutal here where I live and I actually don’t have any growing right now, in fact I barely have any dried in my apothecary currently either. My suggestion for getting some would be as follows: for fresh plants, check your local nursery for seeds or starter plants or visit “Strictly Medicinals” online because they usually sell them. As for dried quantities and possibly even tinctures, check out “Mountain Rose Herbs” online, and if you live near a Sprouts grocery store, they generally sell it in tea form. 😊
@@botanicallivingwithkim thank u!
Tulsi also gets rid of mouth sores pain.
Ram tulsi is the best out of all the tulsi species. It is more pungent too.
I’m going to try it…..right now I’m hooked on the Tulsi Temperate (Vana) , I’ve never smelled anything like it, it’s a joy to be around the plant!
Did you end up making a tincture video?
Hello! I'm so sorry for the delayed response...I haven't been able to access my channel in a long time, but I'm back now :)
Yes and no, lol....yes I did make one but then I lost all data...so I'm in the process of recording all new videos and getting them uploaded. There will be clips posted here on TH-cam, and much longer class videos coming up on my website (www.enchantedbotancialsaz.com) and I will have a tincture one up there by the end of October. Thank you so much for your interest!
“Cortisol helps eliminate stress” LOL. WRONG. Cortisol IS the stress hormone. Tulsi helps eliminate/lower cortisol.
Correct…cortisol is the stress hormone. If I said that backwards in the video I apologize. I’ll have to rewatch it and see if I mixed up my words or something.