The Tulsi Plant Can Be Used To Remove Fluoride From Drinking Water

Researchers Discover That The Tulsi Plant Can Be Used To Remove Fluoride From Drinking Water







Andrew Puhanic
Activist Post

An exciting and new water treatment breakthrough has been announced that
will now make the removal of fluoride from the drinking water supplies
of the world’s poorest people more affordable than ever.

Researchers from Rajasthan University
in India have discovered that the Tulsi plant, also known as Holy
Basil, can be used to significantly reduce the amount of fluoride in
drinking water.

At present, the most reliable methods used to remove excessive fluoride
from drinking water are either too expensive or not suitable for the
environments where they are needed most.

The method discovered by researchers from Rajasthan
University is safe, cheap and readily available, making it an ideal
alternative for communities who can’t afford to use the more advanced
techniques of removing fluoride that are readily available in the West.

An experiment was conducted in the Yellareddyguda village of Narketpally
Mandal. The researchers soaked 75mg of Tulsi leaves in 100ml of water
that contained 7.4 parts per million of fluoride in the water.

After only soaking the Tulsi leaves for eight hours, it was discovered
that the level of fluoride in the water was reduced from 7.4 parts per
million, to only 1.1 parts per million.

At present, the World Health Organization recommends that the safe level of fluoride in drinking water is between 0.5 to 1 parts per million.


The dangers of drinking water that contains high levels of fluoride are
well known. Some of the known side effects of drinking water that
contains fluoride are dental fluorosis, reduced intelligence in children and a damaged nervous system.

This new water treatment option could now provide the world’s poorest
people an opportunity to remove excessive fluoride from their drinking
water supplies.

However, more research is still needed to identify and validate the
effectiveness of using Tulasi leaves as a means of removing fluoride
from drinking water supplies.

Considering the cost-prohibitive nature of other more reliable water
treatment techniques, if the Tulsi plant is conclusively proven to be
effective in removing fluoride from drinking water, then we may witness a
revolution in water treatment, providing options to areas where none
currently exist.

Source:-
http://www.activistpost.com/2013/04/researchers-discover-that-tulasi-plant.html