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In India, basil or tulasi as it is referred to in the local language, invokes a definite image of sanctity that is often incorporated into the architectural design of traditional houses where it might be grown in a separate pedestal in the center of a courtyard as a symbol of worship. This is one species of basil appropriately referred to as o.sanctum or holy basil that has also had medicinal uses since ancient times.

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