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VASAKA
Botanical name:- Adhatoda vasica
Indian name:- Adusa
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Vasaka,
also called Malabar nut tree is a well known through out India.
Its is tall, with several branches, dense, and an evergreen
shrub. Leaves are large and lance-shaped. The flowers are white
or purple in colour. Vasaka is a native of India. The leaves
of this herb contains an alkaloid vaxicine besides an essential
oil.
Properties:- The roots, leaves and the flowers are used as a
remedy for cold, cough, bronchitis and asthma. In Ayurveda,
a preparation made from vasaka flowers known as gulkand is used
to treat tuberculosis. A few fresh petals of Vasaka flowers
should be bruised and put in a pot of china clay. Some sugar
crystals are added and the jar kept in the sun. It should be
stirred every morning and evening. The preserve is ready for
use in about a month. Another uses of this herb is beneficial
to the treatment of coughs, intestinal worms,skin diseases,diarrhoea
and dysentery.
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