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Adhatoda vasica

This document summarizes information about Adhatoda vasica Nees, commonly known as vasaka, Malabar nut, or adusa. It is native to northern India and used in Ayurvedic medicine. The leaves and flowers are used medicinally and have bitter taste. It contains volatile oils and quinazoline alkaloids. Pharmacologically, it is an expectorant, antispasmodic, alterative, diuretic, and germicide. It is used to treat cough, asthma, bronchitis, tuberculosis, fever, and rheumatism. The fresh leaf juice is taken with honey and long pepper for cough and phthisis. It should be used with care in pregnancy and large doses

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Adhatoda vasica Nees. 25-3-2020
VERNACULAR NAMES Syn.: Justicia adhatoda Linn. Family: Acanthaceae Arabic Name: Hasheshatus-Sa’al Urdu Name: Adusa, Bansa, Basonta, Arosa English Name: Vasaka, Malabar Nut Other Names: Arusa, Adulsa
PARTS USED Leaf Flowers (Gulqand).
CHARACTERISTICS, HABITAT AND PRODUCTION The taste is bitter and die odor tea-like. Originally indigenous to northern India, the plant is now found in all the areas of Ayurveda medicine in India, Sri Lanka and the Maylan archipelago. Vasaca leaves are the leaves of Justicia adhatoda.
TEMPERAMENT Warm (I) and Dry (I)
ACTIONS AND PHARMACOLOGY Volatile oil Quinazoline alkaloids: including vasicine and vasicinone COMPOUNDS
PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIONS Expectorant Antispasmodic Alterative Diuretic Germicide Antiparalytic Concoctive (for phlegm)
SPECIFIC ACTIONS Expectorant and antispasmodic. EFFECTS: Mildly spasmolytic, bronchodilatory and expectorant
MEDICINAL USES Chiefly used as expectorant and bronchial antiseptic in chest diseases, efficacious in cough and asthma. Also regarded as of much benefit in tuberculosis. Juice of the leaves is recommended in fever and rheumatism. Fresh juice of the leaves is given in dose of about 12 g with the addition of honey and long pepper in cough and phthisis. Flowers, leaves and roots are frequently regarded as antiseptic.
INDICATIONS AND USAGE For acute and chronic bronchial infections, catarrh of the upper respiratory tract and tuberculosis as an expectorant and to alleviate coughs. Indian Medicine: Justicia adhatoda is used as an expectorant and secretory agent. Homeopathic Uses: Unproven Uses: Justicia adhatoda preparations are used for hay fever and acute inflammation of the upper respiratory tract.
CONTRAINDICATIONS The drug is contraindicated in pregnancy.
COMPOUND PREPARATIONS Sherbet Aijaz In antitussive Blood purifier syrups.
DOSAGE Powder 3 gm Decoction 3 to 9 ml. Mode of Administration: Today, the extract of the leaves is only found in some combination preparations. Daily Dosage: 1 to 2 gm as drug or liquid extract (1:1) with 40% ethanol
CORRIGENT Black pepper (Piper nigrum Linn.) Honey.
TENEDIUM Hyssopus officinalis Linn. (Zufa) The roots and stem bark of the plant.
PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS Pregnancy: Administration during pregnancy is to be avoided. General: No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction with the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages. Because of the vasicine content, the administration of large dosages can lead to excitatory states.
COMMENTS In large quantities (large doses) it is irritant and may cause vomiting and diarrhoea.
REFERENCES PDR for herbal medicine Indusyunic medicine (Dr Usman Ghani Khan) Materia Medica-I (Dr Usman Ghani Khan)