Holy Basil + Tulsi Blend

Holy basil and tulsi are two names for the same plant, so this record covers what the trade actually means by a holy basil plus tulsi blend: a multi-type tulsi ingredient, not two different botanicals. It combines the two cultivated morphotypes of Ocimum tenuiflorum L. (accepted name; Ocimum sanctum L. is a synonym) — Rama, the broad bright-green leaf, and Krishna, the purplish-green leaf — with Vana tulsi, which is a genuinely separate species, Ocimum gratissimum L. Blending the three evens out the varietal and seasonal swing in triterpene and volatile-oil content that a single-type lot carries, and gives a fuller aromatic profile than Rama leaf alone. This is a distinct SKU from our single-type Ocimum sanctum extract: the blend ratio is fixed to an agreed recipe and held constant lot to lot, so a buyer reformulating from one to the other should re-qualify. Two trade forms are offered. The leaf-powder blend is shade-dried and milled from the three types, typically to 80 mesh, and is unextracted plant material. The extract blend is a hydro-alcoholic dry extract, supplied as 4:1, 10:1 and 20:1 native concentrates or standardised on total triterpene acids — ursolic plus oleanolic — at 2.5% or 3.0% by HPLC. Eugenol-standardised grades to 8% by GC are made where a formulator is working around the aromatic fraction. USP's Holy Basil Leaf monograph defines the raw article as the dried leaf of Ocimum tenuiflorum L. containing not less than 0.5% triterpenes calculated as the sum of oleanolic and ursolic acid on the dried basis; standardised extracts sit well above that floor. Rosmarinic acid by HPLC and eugenol by GC are reported on request, and identity is confirmed by HPTLC fingerprint against the reference blend. Leaf is Indian-grown, shade-dried and processed at FSSAI-registered sites, with NPOP/NOP and EU organic lots, kosher and halal certification available. Both forms are vegan and vegetarian, with no bovine, porcine or marine material and no milk, egg, soy, fish, crustacean, gluten or tree-nut inputs at any stage — declare accordingly. Heavy metals are held to the AYUSH and Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia limits for purely herbal material, with USP <232> elemental impurities available where a pharma buyer requires it, and pesticide residues and aflatoxins are tested lot-wise. Every consignment ships with COA, specification sheet, MSDS, allergen and GMO statements, origin certificate and organic transaction certificates where applicable. Buyers shipping into the EU should confirm current national status before contracting: a 2024 Heads of Agencies working-group report named Ocimum tenuiflorum among botanicals proposed for prioritised evaluation under Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006.