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Justicia adhatoda - Simhaparni
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.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Joint pain, Cuts, Cough, Skin itchiness, Respiratory disorders, Asthma, Abnormal bleeding, Peptic ulcers, Piles.
Parts Used
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
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple, opposite | Lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate | Leaves 10 - 30 cm long, slightly acuminate, base tapering, petiolate, petioles 1-2.5 cm long, glabrescent, Secondary veins pinnate, slightly sunken; tertiary veins reticulate, midrib prominent |
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
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
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References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Joint pain
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cuts
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cough
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin itchiness
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Respiratory disorders
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Asthma
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Abnormal bleeding
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Peptic ulcers
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Piles
- Herbs with Roots used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Stem used in medicine
- Herbs with Flowers used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Habit - Shrub
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Himalayas
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tropical area
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of At cold forest
- Herbs
