Description
Vasa – Adhatoda zeylanica
Botanical name –Adhatoda zeylanica
Family name –Achantaceae
English name – Adhatoda
Common name – Vasa
Habit – Perennial shrub
Useful Parts: Root, leaves, flowers.
Common Uses: Astringent, bronchodilator, antispasmodic, digestive strengthener and haemostatic; it cures vomiting, thirst, fever, dermatoses, jaundice, phthisis, hematemesis and diseases due to kapha and pitta. It pacifies vitiated pitta/kapha, blood disorders, hemorrhages, cough, bronchitis, asthma, inflammations, hemorrhoids, bleeding diarrhea and cure diseases of eyes and skin.
Synonyms – Vasaka, Vasika, Bhishkmata, Simhika, Vajidanta, Atarusha, Tamra, Simhi.
