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Also called Ocimum sanctum. There are a few different varieties of holy basil, too. Some are mostly used for their medicinal value and some for cooking. I'm not

Also called Ocimum sanctum. There are a few different varieties of holy basil, too. Some are mostly used for their medicinal value and some for cooking. I'm not 100% sure which type is used in Thai cuisine, though.

fuzztester 3y ago
>Also called Ocimum sanctum. Yes. When I first googled for holy basil Wikipedia, to post about it here, I was a bit surprised to see that other second name, because I too knew it earlier only by the sanctum second name. >There are a few different varieties of holy basil, too. Right. A few I know of are Krishna tulasi, Rama tulasi, vana tulasi (maybe some overlap there). Those names are mentioned in some Ayurvedic medicines that include tulasi as an ingredient, IIRC.