Malabar Nut
| Botanical Name | Adhatoda vasica |
| Family | Acanthaceae |
| Other Names | Adulsa, arusa, Justicia adhatoda |
| Description | Evergreen. Leaves: up to 15cm long, 4cm wide, short stalked, opposite, lanceolate, tapering to an acute apex with entire margins |
| Native To | India, Sri Lanka |
| Parts Used | Leaves |
| Actions | Anti-allergic, antispasmodic, bronchodilator, expectorant, febrifuge, oxytocic |
| Constituents | Alkaloids: vasicine, a quinazoline alkaloid, vasicinone,
7-methoxyvasicinone, vasicinol, adhatodine, adhatonine, desmethoxyaniflorine,
aniseotine, vasicoline, vasicol, 3-hydroxyanisotine, desmethoxyaniflorine,
vasicolinone Phytosterols and triterpenes: daucosterol, alpha amyrin,
epitaraxerol
Flavonoids: apigenin, astragalin, kaempferol, quercetin, vitexin, isovitexin, violanthin Fatty acids and hydrocarbons: decane, with 37 hydroxyhexatetracont 1 en 15 one and 29 methyltriacontan-1-ol, linolenic, arachidonic, linoleic, palmitic, oleic acids volatile oil |
| Respiratory | Asthma, bronchitis |
| Genito-urinary | Post-partum haemorrhage |