Justicia adhatoda L.

• 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

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• 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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