Adhatoda vasica Nees.

Vasa
Section/Chapter Herb database/Vasa
Botanical name(s) Adhatoda vasica Nees.
Family Acanthaceae
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Year of publication 2024
Publisher Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre
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English name[1]

Malabar nut

Therapeutic Uses[2]

Bronchial asthma (svasa), Jaundice (kamala), Cough (kasa), Tuberculosis (kshaya), Skin diseases (kustha), Diabetes mellitus (prameha), Intrinsic haemorrhage (raktapitta)


Other Varieties/ Other botanical names

  • Adeloda serrata Raf.
  • Adhatoda pubescens Moench
  • Adhatoda vasica Nees
  • Adhatoda zeylanica Medik.
  • Dianthera latifolia Salisb.
  • Ecbolium adhatoda (L.) Kuntze
  • Gendarussa adhadota (L.) Steud.

==Bhavaprakasha Nighantu[3]== 2 1. Raktapushpa – Graptophyllum pictum Griff. 2. Krushna – Justicia gendarussa Burm. f.

Synonyms in Charak Samhita

Vrushaka, Vrushamula, Simhika, Atarushaka, Tamra, Aturasa, Simhasya(flowers are resemble like mouth of a lion), Simhika, Bhishakmata, Tamra, Vrusha.

Synonyms in Bhavprakasa nighantu[4]

Vaasaka, Vaasika, Vajidanta (flowers of vasa are white in colour as like that of teeth of horse), Simhaparna

Ayurvedic pharmacological properties

Properties
Sr.no. Pharmacological criteria Properties
1 Taste (rasa) Bitter (tikta), Astringent (kashaya)
2 Potency (veerya) Cold (sheeta)
3 Post digestion effect (vipaka) Pungent (katu)
4 Qualities (guna) Light (laghu), Rough (ruksha)
5 Actions (karma) Pacify Kapha and Pitta

Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions

Herbs and their activities
Sr.no. Reference in Charak Samhita Activity
1 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 3/3 Siddhatama churna pradeha(external application)
2 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 14/31 Dravya for Nadi Sweda (fomentation)
3 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 27/96 Shaka Varga(group of vegetables)
4 Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 8/143 Tiktaskandha(group of bitter drugs)
5 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 1/1/64 In formulation of chyavanaprasha
6 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 3/222 As an ingredient of Vasadi Ghrita.
7 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 3/247 Used in niruha basti.(enema)
8 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 3/258 As an ingredient of Chandanadhya taila.
9 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 4/65 As an ingredient of Atarushakadi kwatha.
10 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 4/88 As an ingredient of Vasaghrita.
11 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/126 Ingredient in Vasa Ghrit for Pittaj Gulma(abdominal lumps)
12 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 8/105 Ghrit preparation in treatment of Daha(burning sensation)
13 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/67 As a Snan dravya for Bahyaprayogarth
14 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/72 As an Unmardan dravya in Kaphaj Shvayathu
15 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/44 Used in avasechana in arsha roga(hemorrhoids)
16 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/153 As an ingredient of dvitiya phalarista
17 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/214 Used for parisechana in rakta arsha
18 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 15/125 As an ingredient of candanadhya ghrit
19 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 23/243 As an ingredient of Amruta ghrita.
20 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/52 Used in Sarva mutrakruchhra.
21 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/60 As an ingredient of Pashanbhedadi  churna.
22 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/69 As an ingredient of Karpasmooladi yoga.
23 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/239 Used in Kaphaja netra roga for Aaschotana karma.
24 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 28/170 As an ingredient of Vrushamuladi taila.
25 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 29/152 As an ingredient of Triphaladi kalka in tridoshaja shola.


Dose[5]

  • Swarasa – 10 – 20 ml
  • Kwatha – 10 – 20 gm

Important formulations[6]

  • Vasakavaleha

Current availability

Available

  • India

Kerala, karnataka, Tamil nadu, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Bengal, Assam

  • Out of India –

Sri lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, China, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania

Current researches

 This article is under development ..
  1. ↑ The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:76.
  2. ↑ The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:76.
  3. ↑ Prof. K.C.Chunekar, Bhavprakasha Nighantu, Reprint.2015, Chaukhambha vishvabharti, Guduchyadi Varga, verse no. 88-89, p.306.
  4. ↑ Prof. K.C.Chunekar, Bhavprakasha Nighantu, Reprint.2015, Chaukhambha vishvabharti, Guduchyadi Varga, verse no. 88-89, p.308 - 309.
  5. ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:76.
  6. ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:76.
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