People mainly take Tulsi for anxiety. Based on 3 first-hand reports and 8 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #1394 of 1,974 overall.
Of reports that state an outcome, 100% are positive.
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
At least one meta-analysis, or 5+ randomized controlled trials. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.
Conclusion: Increasing HDL levels via pharmacological manipulation beyond optimal lipid lowering therapy for secondary prevention is not beneficial.
PubMed 24728455 ↗Conclusion: Pooled estimates indicate a narrow difference in DR prevalence among people with diabetes in rural and urban India. The fast urbanization and increasing diabetes prevalence in rural areas underscore the need for providing equitable eye care at the bottom of the health pyramid.
PubMed 35647959 ↗Conclusion: We identified association signals at 13q12 (POMP), 11q23.3 (TMEM136), 6p21 (AGPAT1), 3p24 (RBMS3) and 5q23 (near SEMA6A). These findings provide biological insights into the pathology of XFS and highlight a potential role for naturally occurring rare LOXL1 variants in disease biology.
PubMed 28553957 ↗Conclusion: Gentamicin for the treatment of neonatal sepsis is both feasible and effective in community-based settings and can be used as an alternative to the hospitalbased care in resource compromised settings. But there was less evidence in the management of neonatal sepsis in hospitals as was seen in this review in which we included only one RCT and three observational studies.
PubMed 26830306 ↗As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.
“Ashwagandha, Rhodiola, Tulsi, Siberian Ginseng and Cordyceps (mushroom) are all great.”
“I also take Tulsi which helps as well”
“If you didn't like it you should try gotu kola, tulsi, bacopa monnieri etc.”
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