Justicia adhatoda - Simhaparni

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Malabar Nut

Simhaparni is sanskrit name of Adhatoda Zeylanica Medikus (Botanical Name). Simhaparni commonly known in English as Malabar Nut is a medicinal plant native to Asia, widely used in Siddha Medicine, Ayurvedic, 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

Root, Leaf, Stem, Flower.

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

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

Habit

Shrub

Identification

Leaf

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

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	2-4cm long	purpule	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 purpule

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
somple	7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome	The fruit is a small capsule	With hooked hairs		{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

• Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Easily grown in most soils[21][22], preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position[16], though it prefers full sun. Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing in a suitable position[19]. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because the whole plant is sweet scented and the flowers have a spicy apricot-like fragrance.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Himalayans, tropical, malesia, Shri lanka.

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