Holy Basil (Tulsi) and Supplements for blood-sugar control
Each entry’s own grades, side by side. A grade says how strong the evidence is for one outcome — it does not rank one entry over the other.
Compound or practice
Holy Basil (Tulsi)
A gentle adaptogen with early evidence for stress, anxiety, and metabolic markers — promising, thin, low-risk.
Grade C2 graded outcomesrevised Jul 10, 2026
A structured monograph in Prometheus's bundled library. Its grades are the monograph's own reading of the evidence, not a peer-reviewed review.
Goal guide
Supplements for blood-sugar control
22 compounds relevant to blood-sugar control, ranked by overall evidence grade.
Grade A22 graded outcomesrevised Jul 10, 2026
Assembled by the app from other entries in this library. It adds no evidence of its own — follow the links to the entries it draws on.
Graded in both
Outcomes are matched by name. Two entries can describe the same outcome in different words, so one listed further down may still be graded in the other.
No outcome has the same name in both entries. They may still overlap under different wording — read the two lists below.
Graded only in Holy Basil (Tulsi)
- Stress / anxiety Small effectEvidence grade C
- Fasting glucose Small effectEvidence grade C
Graded only in Supplements for blood-sugar control
- Psyllium Husk Unclear effectEvidence grade A
- Berberine Unclear effectEvidence grade B
- Alpha-Lipoic Acid Unclear effectEvidence grade B
- Inositol (Myo-Inositol) Unclear effectEvidence grade B
- Resistant Starch Unclear effectEvidence grade B
- Holy Basil (Tulsi) Unclear effectEvidence grade C
- Fenugreek Unclear effectEvidence grade C
- Cinnamon Unclear effectEvidence grade C
- Carnosine Unclear effectEvidence grade C
- Gymnema Sylvestre Unclear effectEvidence grade C
- Banaba (Corosolic Acid) Unclear effectEvidence grade C
- Bitter Melon Unclear effectEvidence grade C
- Aloe Vera Unclear effectEvidence grade C
- American Ginseng Unclear effectEvidence grade C
- Apple Cider Vinegar Unclear effectEvidence grade C
- Moringa Unclear effectEvidence grade C
- White Kidney Bean Extract Unclear effectEvidence grade C
- Mulberry Leaf Unclear effectEvidence grade C
- Black Seed Oil (Nigella sativa) Unclear effectEvidence grade C
- Maitake Unclear effectEvidence grade C
- Chromium Unclear effectEvidence grade D
- Vanadium Unclear effectEvidence grade D
What each entry says about the other
- Supplements for blood-sugar control’s entry · Goes with: Grade C
Both columns are read from the entries as they stand in this library. A comparison is not advice to take either one, and it is no substitute for a clinician who knows the person.