| PlantID | 0073 |
| Botanical Name | Adhatoda vasica |
| Common Name | Adusa |
| Classification | | Kingdom: | Plantae | | Subkingdom: | Tracheobionta | | Division: | Magnoliophyta | | Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Subclass: | Asteridae | | Order: | Lamiales | | Family: | Acanthaceae | | Genus: | Adhatoda | | Species: | vasica |
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| Part used | Leaves, roots, flowers, bark |
| Medicinal Properties | Alternative, antispsmodic, diuretic, expectorant. |
| Medicinal Use | Asthma, bleeding, bronchitis, cough, diabetes, diarrhea, dysentery, epilepsy, fever, flu, hysteria, insainty, neuralgia, rheumatic pain, skin disorders, swelling, TB, urinary disorders, vomiting, wasting. |
| Chemistry | Quinazoline alkaloid, vasicine, Vasicol,
adhatodinine and vasicinol |
| Cultivation | NA |
| Regional Habitat | This is bust growing throughout India. |
| Description | It is a large shrub grows crowded along waste land, roadsides etc. Leaves are simple, opposite, ovate-lanceolate, acute and shiny. Flowers are white in capsule shape.
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