Malabar Nut
Adhatoda vasica Nees, Adhatoda zeylanica Medic, Malabar Nut, Vasaca, Adulsa, Adhatoda, Vasa, Vasaka, Sanskrit : Brihat vasa, Brihat vasaka, Vrisha, Vrishaka, Simhasya, Adarushaka, Vajidanda, Titabahak, Bahak, Vachaka, Baksa, Vasaka, Aduso, Ardusi, Adulso, Aduss, Arusa, Adsale, Adusoge, Atarusha, Adsole, Adasale, Vasa, Valiya adalotakam, Peradalotakam, Vasa, Adulsa, Basanga, Bhekar, Vansa, Arusa, Vasambu, Adathodai, Addasaramu, Adusa, Basa, Arusaa, Vasaca, 鸭嘴花
Special Precautions of Justicia Adhatoda
Clinical studies reveals no side effect with this drug, anyway it is better, not use in first trimester of pregnancy, as very large dose may induce abortion.
Benefits and uses of Justicia Adhatoda are
This shrub has a number of traditional medicinal uses in Ayurvedic and Unani systems of medicine. The leaves of the plant contain vasicine, an alkaloid with medicinal qualities. This alkaloid, along with other compounds found in the plant, makes it useful in treating a variety of medical conditions. In areas where the plant grows wild, local populations commonly use the shrub to treat coughs, colds, and asthma. The leaves also treat skin infections, fever, and inflammation.
- Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, kapha
- Axpectorant - Expels sputum (used in bronchial, asthmatic and pulmonary affections)
- Antibiotic – Used in the treatment of respiratory infection especially in tuberculosis and upper respiratory infections.
- Antispasmodic - Reduces spasmodic pain
- Antidiabetic – Reduces sugar level in blood.
- Antihemorrhagic – Check bleeding through nose, oral orifice, anal orifice, and good for menorrhagia (excessive bleeding though uterus) too.
- Increase platelet content in blood Good medicine for dengue hemorrhagic fever in adjunct to modern treatment.
- Hypotensive – Reduces high blood pressure and increase heart rate.
- Anti rheumatic – Fight against arthritis and it is the main ingredient in many anti arthritic ayurvedic drug combinations. Local application of leaf paste cures inflammatory arthritis
- Anthelmintic – fight against intestinal worms.
- Sedative – Has mild sedative property.
- Its local use gives relief in pyorrhea and in bleeding gums
- The leaf-juice is stated to cure diarrhea, dysentery
- Good for allergic urticaria and neuralgia. Apply leaf paste locally
- Leaf juice with honey and ginger juice is good for chronic and acute cough.
- Inhale the smoke of dried leaved relieves asthma
- Leaf juice with honey and ground gold stops bleeding instantly.
- Grinded Leaf good for applying in rheumatic swelling and in allergic skin disease.
- Leaf juice with equal quantity of honey cures acidity and belching.
- Decoction of root cures urinary retention.
- Syrup made with leaf decoction is good for chronic cough.
- Decoction made up of Vasaka leaf juice, honey, cumin seed, ginger and onion cures asthma.
- Leaf juice is the best medicine for elevating decreased count of platelet during viral fevers like dengue. (it can be taken along with the allopathic medicine without fear)
- Leaf juice with jaggery is good for reducing excessive menstrual flow.
