The clinical efficacy and safety of tulsi in humans: a systematic review of the literature
Jamshidi N, Cohen MM
Published in Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Methodology
Systematic review of 24 human studies of single-ingredient tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum) covering metabolic, neurocognitive, immune and psychological outcomes
Key Findings
All reviewed studies reported favourable clinical outcomes with no significant adverse events, spanning glycaemic, lipid, blood pressure, immune and stress endpoints.
Conclusions
Tulsi appears safe and shows broad but methodologically weak evidence of benefit across metabolic and stress outcomes.
Limitations
Small trials, short durations, high risk of bias, heterogeneous preparations.
Supplements Studied
All reviewed studies reported favourable clinical outcomes with no significant adverse events.
Study Details
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