Tulsi Tea Benefits: Support balanced hormones!
Tulsi tea, also called holy basil, is a herb renowned for it’s healing properties.
“The Queen of Herbs” – is the most sacred herb of India. Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum), although also known as Holy Basil, is a different plant from the pesto variety of Basil (Ocimum basilicum). Tulsi has been revered in India for over five thousand years, as a healing balm for body, mind and spirit, and is known to bestow an amazing number of health benefits.(Source)
Tulsi is an adaptogen– a substance that helps the body adapt to stress. The most important benefits of tulsi tea is how it helps the body balance stress hormones. Although it has a relaxing quality, tulsi is said to increase energy and stamina.
Tulsi tea benefits are also said to include:
- boosting the immune system
- promoting a healthy metabolism
- supporting healthy thyroid function
- supporting healthy adrenal function
- improving sleep
Health Benefits of Gelatin
Gelatin is the second superfood ingredient in this healing geleé. It also encourages healthy hormones, specifically by supporting thyroid function and by supporting progesterone synthesis. It provides a potent dose of amino acids proline and glycine for healthy bones and liver function.
Some health benefits of gelatin:
- It supports the thyroid
- It supports glutathione production (an antioxidant important for detox)
- It opposes estrogen and supports progesterone (a good thing because many, many women are estrogen dominant)
- It promotes a good sleep with an inhibitory effect on neurotransmitters
- It soothes and heals the GI tract
- It contains a unique amino acid profile that can help reduce stress (read more about the hormone-balancing properties of gelatin here)
I encourage you to use grassfed gelatin, not the Knox gelatin in supermarkets. I buy Vital Proteins Collagen Protein (available here with free shipping on all orders), which is their name for gelatin. It comes from 100% grassfed cows. I’ve talked with the company, and they are raise their cattle on grass for their entire lives and do not give them any hormones or antibiotics.
My experience with Tulsi
I’ve keep a huge jar of brewed Tulsi tea in my fridge for the past two weeks. I bought the tea after researching natural support for thyroid function (I’m hypothyroid) and also adrenal function (my poor little adrenals are shot because I took mega-doses of Prednisone, a corticosteroid, in the past for my colitis). And it was also recommended to me by a reader on Facebook.
I’ve been drinking maybe 1-2 strongly brewed cups a day, either liquid or in these jello bites. It’s only been two weeks, but already I’ve noticed my moods improving! I’m having less “I just can’t handle it!” moments… which is such a relief!
My family (lovingly) jokes about my emotional instability. I know that my inability to handle stress is tied to my health issues, and I know this is something that will resolve as my body heals. Besides the tulsi, the other things that have drastically improved my emotional instability are the GAPS Diet and regular acupuncture.
I purchase this loose tulsi tea for this recipe and for drinking.
- 4 cups strongly brewed tulsi tea, chilled (use 1 tsp. loose tea per cup of water and steep for 10 minutes)
- 3 Tbs. grassfed gelatin, recommended brand available here
- 2 heaping Tbs. raw honey
- Pinch of salt
- In a saucepan, whisk together the tulsi tea and gelatin. Let sit for 5 minutes. Then turn the heat on medium and whisk until the gelatin dissolves. Let the mixture cool to room temperature (to preserve the healthy enzymes in the raw honey) then whisk in the honey and the salt.
- Pour into a mold, dish or bowl and chill until set.
Are you familiar with Tulsi? Are you also trying to balance your hormones naturally?
Could you substitute Agar Agar for the gelatin? Thank you
sprout. and want to know what ones best for bone health . and is it mostly hormones that could be affecting the bones ;;; or juicing what juice
Thanks so much . I will try this I have lived under terrible stress to decades. I bought grassfed gelatine through your hot link a couple of years ago and loved it in soup..I am going to do this.. Is holy basil fresh or dried?
We have to take our life balance.
I’ve learn that in case you purchase native honey it could actually help with seasonal allergy symptoms and that is the important thing I used to be in search of when I did a Google
search and located this site.
Want to tell the truth of honey.
We have the product to make our natural hormones.
I heard about ginger tea but Tulsi Tea is new for me. I will try it
which can I use to make the tulsi gelee?
http://www.vitalproteins.com/collagen/collagen-protein-gelatin.html?acc=66f041e16a60928b05a7e228a89c3799
or this one:
https://thrivemarket.com/vital-proteins-pasture-raised-collagen-protein-beef-gelatin
or both?
Collagen Protein is VP’s old name for their Beef Gelatin. They named it gelatin to reduce confusion. They are the same product. Not to be confused with their Collagen Peptides, which do not gel.
Thank you! I can’t wait to try Tulsi is one of my favorite herbs
I never tried Tulsi tea but heard that it helps in weight reduction. Which one do you recommend most Tulsi or Green Tea?
Hi just came across this today have pin it to my screen so I can reload it quickly
As I’m going to try this have read though the whole comments and find this very helpful
I suffer from fibromyalgia and have ADHD along with lots of pain I take lots of pills which now there is no longer working I’m going to try counciling to try to help me cope with
With having ADHD l’ve gone though having so much energy doing a dozen of things at once and keeping both my sons at normal schools but for the pass 10yrs my body has done a shut down so I’m struggling to cope each day my hubby is my carer and is great with dealing with my moods along with depression which is very helpful
I’ve though w
This maybe helpful in coping with stress I hope so as I need loss stress so my pain could be more manageable I no longer drink any coffee as this keeps me awake for 24 plus hours so ithough this would be nice to try instead of plain water which is pure water though a distiller which I fine it sweet now I’ve got use to it along with added minrule
My friend has fibomalgia as will so will reporting my findings for helping her
Thanks again for your help
Thanks for sharing your info. I truly appreciate your efforts and I
am waiting for your further post thanks once again.
Mosalsal Samhini
it’s best 🙂