It does not take much to grow and take care of, plus the plant is always stronger and better than herbs in pill form! I am not into growing them either really, he had little plants and gave them to me, I didn't grow them from the ground up myself.

In Sanskrit, tulsi means literally "the incomparable one" and has been revered since ancient times. Tulsi, the holy basil, is said to have grown at the site of Christ’s crucifixion and is associated with St. Basil’s feast.