Details of Plants:Adhatoda vasica

Plant details

Family: Acanthaceae
Phytochemicals

1,2,3,9-tetrahydro-5-methoxy-pyrrolo[2,1-b]quinazoline-3-ol
1,2,3,9-tetrahydropyrrolo(2,1-b)-quinazolin-9-one-3Rhydroxy-3(2-dimethylamino phenyl (desmethoxyaniflorine)
29-methyltriacontan-1-ol
2’,4-dihydroxychalcone-4-O-β-D-glucopyranoside
2’-glucosyl-4-hydroxyl-oxychalcone
2”-O-xylosylvitexin
3-hydroxyanisotine
3-methylheptanone
37-hydroxy-hentetracontan-19-one
37-hydroxy-hexatetracont-1-en-15-one
3α-hydroxy-D-friedoolean-5-ene
3α-hydroxy-oleanane-5-ene
4-heptanone
5-methoxyvasicinone
7-methoxy-3R-hydroxy-1,2,3,9-tetrahydropyrrolo-[2,1-b]-quinazolin-9-one(7-methoxy-vasicinone)
7-methoxyvasicinone hydrate
9-Acetamido-3,4-Dihydropyrido-(3,4-B)-Indole
Adhatodic Acid
Adhatodine
Adhatonine
Adhavasinone
Amino-N-Butyric Acid
Anisotine
Apigenin
Astragalin
Betaine
D-galactose
D-glucoside
Daucosterol
Deoxyvasicine
Deoxyvasicinone
Isovitexin
Kaempferol
L-Vasicinone
L-Vasicol
Maiontone
N-oxides and glycosides of vasicine
N-oxides and glycosides of vasicinone
O-ethyl-α-D-galactoside
Peganidine
Proline
Quercetin
Rhamnosyl vitexin
Serine
Sitosterol
Sitosterol-β-D-glucoside
Tritriacontane
Valine
Vasakin
Vasicine
Vasicinol
Vasicinolone
Vasicinone
Vasicol
Vasicoline
Vasicolinone
Vasinol
Vasnetine
Violanthin
Vitexin
epitaraxerol
glycine
hydroxyl oxychalcone
α-amyrin
β-Sitosterol-D-glucoside
β-carotene
β-glucoside-galactose
NE-statewise availability

Assam
Mizoram
Nagaland
Sikkim
Tripura
Vernacular Name

Tripura: basak
Sikkim: Asuru
Nagaland: sangtam tu (Ao)
Mizoram: Kawldawi
Assam: Toh-phaileng
Ailments cured

Cough/Cold
Cuts and wounds
Dysentery
joint pain
Lumber pain
Vomiting
Plant parts used and methods

Aerial Parts: Paste applied topically
Bark: Paste applied topically
Flower: Decoction taken orally
Root: Paste applied topically
Leaves: Decoction taken orally
Plant References

Sajem. A. L; Gosai. K; Traditional use of medicinal plants by the Jaintia tribes in North Cachar Hills district of Assam, northeast India, Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2:33, 2006.

Kichu, M; et al. An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants of Chungtia village, Nagaland, India. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 166, 5-17, 2015.

Das. T; et al. Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Used by Ethnic and Rural People in Eastern Sikkim Himalayan Region, African Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences 4 (1): 16-20, 2012.

Bora. U; et al. Medicinal Plants used by the People of Northeast India for Curing Malaria, Phytotherapy Research, 21, 800-804, 2007.

Phytochemical References

Singh, P; Singh, T, O, M; Huidrom B Singh, H,B; Adhatoda vasica Nees: phytochemical and pharmacological profile. The Natural Products Journal 1.1: 29-39, 2011.