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Sunday, April 7, 2013

Adathoda/Justicia adhathoda













Botanical name;-Justicia adhathoda
Family name:-ACANTHACEAE
English name ;-Malabar nut
Sinhala name:-Adathoda
Tamil name:-Atatotai, Adatodai, Adadodai
Sanskrit:- Sinhapuri, Vasaka 
 Grows in:-srilanka,Nepal,India,Pakistan,Indonesia, Malaysia, and China,
Edibal parts:-None
Status:-Native 

Ayurvedic usage:
Treatment for:-Coughs, Asthma, Tuberculosis, Swellings, Eczema, Fever, Menorrhagia, Dysentery, Urinary tract problems, Gastritis, Nausea.
Parts used to make medicine:-Leaves, roots, flowers and stem bark. 


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