- ADHATODA VASICA
Source: Wikipedia
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OTHER NAMESTamil: Adadodai
English: Malabar nut Telugu: Adasaram Malayalam: Ataloetakam Kannada: Adusogae Marathi: Adulsa Hindi: Adosa Sanskrit: Sinhaparani, Vasaka |
description & usage
It is a well known plant. Dense shrub has white flowers are borne in short dense axillary spikes.
Uses:
Bronchitis, leprosy, heart troubles, asthma, sore eyes, gonorrhoea, fever, leucoderma, jaundice, difficult urination, abortion.
How to Use:
The decoction of the root is useful in treating bronchitis, asthma, vomitting, sore eyes, fevers and gonnorhoea. The decoction of the fruit also helps in taking care of bronchitis. The decoction of the leaves promotes menstrual flow and is useful in gonorrhoea. The decoction of the flowers purifies the blood and improves in circulation. It also checks painful and difficult urination and jaundice.
The decoction of the leaves and the roots of this plant is considered as a very efficacious remedy which is normally administered, along with ginger, for all sorts of coughs. The dried leaves are rolled into the form of cigarettes and smoked to cure asthma. The juice extracted from the leaves is used for diarrhoea and dysentery. The leaves, roots and especially the flowers are antispasmodic or have those qualities which prevent or cure spasms. The bitter juice from the leaves is administered in infusion to expel worms from the body. The fresh flowers are used in ophthalmia or the severe inflammation of the eye or conjunctiva.
Parts Used:
Stem Bark, leaves, root, flowers
Taste:
Bitterness
Action:
Antispasmodic, expectorant, germicide, diuretic
Uses:
Bronchitis, leprosy, heart troubles, asthma, sore eyes, gonorrhoea, fever, leucoderma, jaundice, difficult urination, abortion.
How to Use:
The decoction of the root is useful in treating bronchitis, asthma, vomitting, sore eyes, fevers and gonnorhoea. The decoction of the fruit also helps in taking care of bronchitis. The decoction of the leaves promotes menstrual flow and is useful in gonorrhoea. The decoction of the flowers purifies the blood and improves in circulation. It also checks painful and difficult urination and jaundice.
The decoction of the leaves and the roots of this plant is considered as a very efficacious remedy which is normally administered, along with ginger, for all sorts of coughs. The dried leaves are rolled into the form of cigarettes and smoked to cure asthma. The juice extracted from the leaves is used for diarrhoea and dysentery. The leaves, roots and especially the flowers are antispasmodic or have those qualities which prevent or cure spasms. The bitter juice from the leaves is administered in infusion to expel worms from the body. The fresh flowers are used in ophthalmia or the severe inflammation of the eye or conjunctiva.
Parts Used:
Stem Bark, leaves, root, flowers
Taste:
Bitterness
Action:
Antispasmodic, expectorant, germicide, diuretic
