Difference between revisions of "Justicia adhatoda - Simhaparni"

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Malabar Nut

Simhaparni is the sanskrit name of Justicia adhatoda (Botanical Name). and it is native to Asia, widely used in Siddha Medicine, Ayurveda, homeopathy and Unani systems of medicine. The plant's range includes Sri Lanka, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, and China, as well as Panama where it is thought to have been introduced.

Uses

Joint pain, Cuts, Cough, Skin itchiness, Respiratory disorders, Asthma, Abnormal bleeding, Peptic ulcers, Piles.

Parts Used

Roots, Leaves, Stem, Flowers.

Chemical Composition

dhatoda zeylanica contains a number of chemical constituents which are responsible to cure many diseases and disorders. Generally leaves contain more chemicals as pyrroloquinazoline alkaloids, vasicine, vasicol, adhatonine, vasicinone, vasicinolone, vasicinol ^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Aadu muttada gida, Aadu soge
Hindi	Adusa, Vasak
Malayalam	Adel-odagam,
Tamil	Aadaathodai, Acalai
Telugu	Addasaramu, Addasarapaku
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Arus, Vajidantakahaatarusha
English

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)

Veerya

Sheeta (Cold)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Pitta

Prabhava

Habit

Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple, opposite	Lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate	Leaves 10 - 30 cm long, slightly acuminate, base tapering, petiolate, petioles 2-8 cm long, exstipulite, glabrescent

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	2-4cm long	white	5-20	The flowers are hermahrodite. The corolla is large and white with a funnel shaped lower portion, the lower lip of corolla is streaked purple

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
capsule	1.9-2.2 x 0.8 cm wide		The fruit is a small capsule		{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the drier to wet, lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,300 metres^[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Himalayas, Tropical area, At cold forest.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] "Chemical constituents"

[Leaf-2] "General Information"

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-3] "Cultivation Details"

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