Adhatoda vasica
Nama-Rupa
–Guna-Karma_Vignanam
A. Names in diferent languages:
1. Sanskrit
Name: vasa
2.
Local Name: ආඩතෝඩා , වංඇපල
3.
Latin Name: Adhatoda vasica
4.
Family: Acanthaceae
5. Paryaya:
vāsikā, vāsakā, bhishagmatā, sinhikā, sinhāsya, vājadantā
B. Prayojyanga-Kalpana:
·
Roots
·
Leaves
·
Flowers
C.
Panchendriya
Pareeksha (organoleptic study)
I).
Chakshurindriya Pareeksha:
Morphology
of Drug
A shrub 1-2 m tall with
many opposite, asending branches, cylindrical stem glabrous, young parts finaly
puberulous.
Leaves are
simple, large opposite, decussate, 9-25 cm long, acuminate, subcute, very
faintly crenate, glabrous, dark green above and palor beneath, lateral veins
4-13 pairs. Parallel and reticulate petioles 0.7-3.5 cm long & hairly.
Flowers are
irregular, large, white, petals 5, fused into two lipped corolla, pubescent
outside, corolla tube 1.2 cm long, lower part cylindrical broad, oblong, oval,
curved, veins reddish purple at the back, lower lip as long as upper lip.
Flowers in October to December
Fruits- capsule 1.8cm long clavate, pubescent
Seeds- 4 Glabrous, tubercular
II).
Ghranendriya Pareeksha:
i)
Odour of drug:
ii)
Odour while burning:
iii)
Any specialties:
III). Sparshanendriya Pareeksha:
IV).
Rasendriya Pareeksha:
Ø Thikta
Ø Kashaya
D. Panchabhoutika Nirmanaya(according
to Rasa):
·
Thikta = Vayu
+ Akasha
·
Kashaya = Vayu
+ Prthvi
E. Chemical constituents:
ü The leaves – Adhatodic acid, alkaloidsvasicine, vasicinore
& Betaine,
essential oil
ü The roots –
Vasicinol, G-hydroxypeganing, peganine
ü The flowers – Vasicine, vasicinine, tritriacontane,
α-amyrine, β-sitosterol
F. Chemical tests For
identification(if any):
G. Substitutes & Adulterants:
Adul
terants – Pavetta indica Linn
H.
Guna
Karma:
1. Veerya:
Sheeta
2. Vipaka:
Katu
3. Guna:
Laghu, Ruksha
4. Prabhava:
5. Doshagnata:
Kapha-pitta shanmaka
6. Rogaghnata:
Swasa, Kasa, Kshaya,Chardi, Kushta
7. Karma:
Hrdya, Grahi, Laghu
8. Matra:
Patra swarasa – 1-2 karsha
Choorna – 1-4 masha
9. Vishista
Kalpana/Yoga: Vasarishtya, Vasa gritatya,
Vasavalehaya,
Vasa
sirap, Vasa chandanadi thaila
I.
Amaika
Prayoga(With Reference):
1.
All
kinds of bleeding.
2.
Bronchitis
(expectorant). For chronic cough a jam is prepared by adding sugar. This is
also good against constipation . Since vasa is bitter and cold, it regulates
Pitta and is therefore good for liver – fever and asthma.
3.
Jaundice.
4.
Fever.
5.
Asthama
(often smoked along with dhatura leaves)
6.
Skin
diseases (taken internally and applied externally)
7.
Tuberculosis.
8.
Kidney
diseases (acts as a diuretic)
9.
Ulcers.
10.
Wounds.
11.
Conjunctivities
(juice of flower)
(Ayurveda herbs – Dr. P.H. Kulkarni)
GWAI-University of Kelaniya
Sri Lanka
BAMS
GWAI-University of Kelaniya
Sri Lanka
BAMS
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