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Vasa
Vasa
BOTANICAL NAME
Adhathoda vasica
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
SANSKRIT NAME
Atarusha, bhisagatma, vasika, vrsha
HINDI
Adusa
ENGLISH
Malabar nut
KANNADA
Adasoge
MALAYALAM
Adalodakam
MARATHI
Adulsa .
TAMIL
Eidhadad
TELUGU
Addasaramu
DISTRIBUTION
Found throughout India.
Leaf, root, flowers
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 and 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