Posted by Chris O on February 14, 2005, at 1:19:12
In reply to Holy Basil, posted by Sarah T. on February 13, 2005, at 23:36:12
Sarah:
I took a whole bottle of the New Chapter Holy Basil and noticed nothing. Of course, it could have affected my cortisol and inflamation response unbeknownst to me, but I did not notice anything, nothing visible. I have read others on this board say it relaxes them. There don't seem to be any studies out there indicating it has any real affect on cortisol; I have looked too. On the plus side, it probably isn't harmful, so it's worth a try.
Good luck,
Chris> Has anyone here tried Holy Basil, also known as "Ocimum sanctum" or "Tulsi"? I wish I could learn more about it. Unfortunately, there isn't much information about it, and a lot of the information that is available is provided by places that sell the product, so I tend to take what they say as advertisement rather than trusted facts. Holy Basil is supposed to lower cortisol and has some anti-inflammatory properties.
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