| BOTANICAL NAME |
Adhathoda vasica |
| FAMILY |
Acanthaceae |
| SANSKRIT |
Atarusha, bhisagatma, vasika, vrsha |
| ENGLISH |
Malabar nut |
| HINDI |
Adusa |
| KANNADA |
Adasoge |
| MALAYALAM |
Adalodakam |
| TELUGU |
Addasaramu |
| TAMIL |
Eidhadad |
| MARATHI |
Adulsa |
DISTRIBUTION
Found throughout India.
| PARTS USED |
Leaf, root, flowers |
| DOSE |
Leaf juice: 10-20ml, root decoction:40-80ml, flower juice:10-20ml |
CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS
Vasicine, vasicinine, ß sitosterole, adathodine, luteolin, adathodic acid, carotene, vit C etc.
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
| QUALITY (GUNA) |
Laghu, Ruksha |
| TASTE (RASA) |
Tikta, Kashaya |
| METABOLISM (VIPAKA) |
Katu |
| POTENCY (VIRYA) |
Sita |
| IMPACT (PRABHAVA) |
Hrdya, Svarya |
PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION
Kaphapithahara: so helpful in bronchitis,cough etc
Hrdya: it is cardio protective
Svarya: helpful in sore throat.
Rasayana- used to improve immunity.
Kasa, swasahara: its broncho dilatory property helps in the curing of the same.
Kushtaghna: its Kashaya tikta rasa helps in curing skin diseases.
Raktapitha and other bleeding disorders: its kaphapithahara and grahi property helps in arresting bleeding disorders.
THERAPEUTIC USES
Rasayana: oil prepared with root decoction of vasa will be useful.
Raktapitha: powder of vasa flowers should be given with honey.
Sthoulya: vasa leaf juice is mixed with sankha churna or leaf juice of bilwa will be useful.
Dry cough: powder of haridra cooked with vasa juice along with fatty layer of milk helps in alleviation.
Jaundice: juice of vasa with honey.
SOME OF THE COMMON FORMULATIONS
- Vasavalehya
- Vasarishta
- Vasa kantakari lehya
- Vasadya ghrita
- Vasamuladi taila