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Atarusa, simhasya, Justicia Adhatoda

Justicia Adhatoda plant is very useful in Indian Ayurveda. It is a medicinal plant native to asia , widely used in siddha medicine, ayurvedic, and homeopathy.

Uses

Asthma, Rheumatic pain, Snakebites, Excessive Bleeding, Indigestion, Bleeding Gums, Cough, Phlegm, Sore throats

Parts Used

Leaves, Roots, Bark.

Chemical Composition

Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Adusoge
Hindi	Vasika
Malayalam	Atalotakam
Tamil	Adadorai, Arathorai
Telugu	Adasaramu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Vasaka
English	Malabar nut

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	lanceolate	Slightly acuminate, base tapering, petiolate, petioles 2-8 cm long, exstipulite

^[2]

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	2-4cm long	Yellow	5	It is dense short-pendunculate, bracteate with terminal spike

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
simple	7–10 mm	The fruit is a small capsule		many	{{{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

Adathoda vasica N. is an evergreen shrub with unpleasant, foetid smell. The older stem is greyish green, warty and woody.^[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Lower Himalayans, Tropical areas, Moisture areas, Dry soils

Photo Gallery

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] "chemical comoposition of vasaka"

[Leaf-2] "plant description"

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-3] "cultivation"

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 ==Uses==
-{{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Rheumatic pain}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Excessive Bleeding}}, {{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Bleeding Gums}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Phlegm in Adults}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
+{{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Rheumatic pain}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Excessive Bleeding}}, {{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Bleeding Gums}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Phlegm}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
 ==Parts Used==