Justicia adhatoda, Aadalodakam, Adhatoda, ആടലോടകം

Family: Acanthaceae
Vernacular names: Aadalodakam, ആടലോടകം (Malayalam), Adhatoda (English), Vasaka (Sanskrit), Arusa (Hindi), Adaadhodai (Tamil)
Distribution: Indo-Malesia
Description: Perennial shrubs. Leaves opposite, elliptic-lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, apex acute, hairy, light green above, dark beneath, leathery. Flowers large, white with red or yellow-barred throats, axillary, pedunculate spikes with large bracts. Capsules clavate, longitudinally channeled; seeds globular.
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: In the plains, often planted
Flowering & Fruiting: Throughout the year

Parts used: Whole plant
Properties & Uses: Expectorant, antispasmodic and anthelmintic. The leaves and roots administrated with ginger, are considered as a useful remedy for cold, cough, whooping cough, bronchitis and asthma. The powdered leaves as well as their strong decoction are administrated to rheumatic joints and inflammatory swellings. The flowers are prescribed to improve blood circulation and to treat ophthalmia.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk, Unani, Homeo,
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