Justicia gendarussa

Other Names : willow-leaved justicia, बाकस, bakas, काळा अडुळसा, kala adulasa, कसनः, kasanah, वैध्यसिंहा, vaidyasinha
is a small erect, branched shrub. It has been described as rare and endemic to India

Health Benefits and Uses of Justicia gendarussa

• It is said to be useful in asthma, rheumatism and colics of children.
• It may have the potential to be the basis for a birth control pill for men.
• The plant has shown promise as a source of a compound that inhibits an enzyme crucial to the development of HIV.

References

• https://archive.org/stream/pharmacographia03dymogoog#page/n64/mode/1up/search/asthma
• Patrick Winn (February 27, 2011). "Indonesia's birth control pill for men". GlobalPost. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
• Indonesian Plant Shows Promise for Male Birth Control PBS NewsHour, July 20, 2011
• "Indonesia is about to start producing a male birth control pill that will change the world". Coconuts Jakarta. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
• Potent Inhibitor of Drug-Resistant HIV-1 Strains Identified from the Medicinal Plant Justicia gendarussa. Hong-Jie Zhang et al. Journal of Natural Products Article ASAP DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.7b00004
• http://www.labmanager.com/news/2017/06/plant-compound-more-powerful-than-azt-against-hiv?#.WUqKcilLc2w