Holy Basil - Certified OG

Holy Basil aerial parts

Ocimum tenuiflorum kapoor

Certified Organic by MOFGA and grown regeneratively by one of the Meeting House Farm Collaborative Farms.

Extracts are a 1:2 ratio of Fresh Leaves and Flowers in Alcohol. Ingredients: Ocimum tenuiflorum kapoor*‡, Distilled Maine Alcohol*, Spring water. // *certified organic, ‡grown at Meeting House Farm.

Plants are dried immediately after harvest in an on-farm organic certified drying facility to maximize potency and preserve quality.

Pre-orders are closed until Spring of 2024.

For customers who pre-ordered from our 2023 harvest, you were put into a queue for the next harvested pound. Orders will ship out in the order they were received.

Smaller bags (1 oz and 4 oz sizes) will be made available once we have filled all pre-orders.

We typically harvest Holy Basil in July through October.

In the Apothecary:

Preparations: extract of fresh leaves or dried for infusion.

Uses: Nervous system support.  Adrenal support. 

Energetics:  Warming

Tastes: Sweet, clove, spice

Herbal Action:  nervine, adaptogen, tonic, stimulates blood flow to the brain.

From our Experience:

One of our major crops - a stroll through rows of tulsi is divine. When blending herbal tisanes, tulsi typically acts as the base herb and combines well with lemon balm, milky oats, and lavender.  Also try tulsi blended with marshmallow, mint, and lemon balm.