Other Names : willow-leaved justicia, Black Vasa, Black Malabar nut, बाकस, bakas, काळा अडुळसा, kala adulasa, कसनः, kasanah, वैध्यसिंहा, vaidyasinha, Vathamkolly-വാതംകൊല്ലി, 驳骨丹 Bó Gǔ Dān, 小驳骨 Xiǎo bó gǔ, Qin jiu
is a small erect, branched shrub. It has been described as rare and endemic to India
Special Precautions of usticia gendarussa
Health Benefits and Uses of Justicia gendarussa
- To treat bronchitis, migraine, asthma, headache cough, fever
- fractured bone
- children’s colics
- Relieves flatulence and dispels moisture.
- Clears fevers and promotes diuresis, energises blood and relaxes muscles.
- Rheumatoid aches and numbness, muscular spasms.
- Jaundice, bloody stools, bone pains, marasmus in small 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 : Researchers said a newly-identified chemical called patentiflorin A, extracted from different parts of the plant, was more effective in inhibiting an HIV enzyme compared with the commercial drug azidothymidine (AZT).
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