ABSTRACT

Now a days coronavirus is the most discussed topic in everywhere and recent outbreak in the worldwide. At first it was found in Wuhan city, China and then spreaded every corner of the world like a wildfire and finally it becomes pandemic. Coronavirus is basically RNA strands which creates acute respiratory problem. It spreads from human to human which is known as zoonotic transmission. The only way to break the spreading of this chain is social distancing and takes some important precautions like wearing face musk, frequent washing hands by soap etc. Till now there is no vaccine or medicine available, only symptomatic treatment is the only way to cure. Immunity boosting is the most important way to combat COVID-19. Even health experts also revealed that poor immunity is the reason to death by this virus. So, balanced diet, therapeutic diet, adequate sleep, meditation and yoga plays important role to improve immunity power of the human body system. In this regards, Tulsi ( Ociumsanetum) also plays an important role to boost immunity system as it has many important medicinal properties. This article shows the medicinal importance and characteristics of Tulsi to combat COVID-19 by immunity boosting.