Ayurvedic herbs 16 Tulsi Health Benefits in English According to Indian tradition Tulsi, (In English -Basil or Holy Basil, Latin name- Ocimum sanctum) is a very sacred antioxidant herbal plant of the Lamiaceae family. Tulsi (तुलसी) is the Holy basil Hindi name, and other popular Hindi names are Vishnu Ballabha, Vaishnavi, Vrinda, Sukhballari, etc. Tulsi, one common