31/03/2019
Vasa (Adhatoda vasica)
Synonyms -
Vajidanta (white flowers like horse teeth)
Simhasya( flowers looks like opened mouth of a lion)
Chemical constituents - vasicine ,adhatodic acid
Medicinal use -
1)Productive cough - vasa leaves swaras (fresh juice) with honey and adrak swaras.
2) T.B - vasa ghrut.
3) Asthma - Dhumrapan with vasa leaves and dhattura leaves.
4) Raktapitta (Bleeding dissorders) - vasa swaras with honey.
5) Malaria - vasa leaves powder is used