Details of Plants:Justicia adhatoda

Plant details

Family: Acanthaceae
Phytochemicals

3-Deoxyvasicine
7- Hydroxyvasicine
Adhatodine
Anisotine
Apigenin
Astragalin
Betaine
Kaempferol
Quercetin
Quinazoline Alkaloid vasicine
Triterpines (A-Amirine)
Vasicinolone
Vasicol
Vasicoline
Vasicolinone
Vitexin
NE-statewise availability

Manipur
Tripura
Vernacular Name

Tripura: Shada bashok
Manipur: Chikppa
Ailments cured

Cough/Cold
Fever
Malarial Fever
Plant parts used and methods

Leaves: Extract taken orally
Flower: Extract taken orally
Plant References

Rajkumari. R; et al. Ethnobotanical investigation of wild edible and medicinal plants used by the Chiru Tribe of Manipur, India, Pleione 7(1): 167 - 174. 2013.

Kabir et al. A survey of medicinal plants used by the Deb barma clan of the Tripura tribe of Moulvibazar district, Bangladesh, Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 10:19, 2014.

Phytochemical References

Baviskar, M; Solanki, P; Phytochemical and pharmacological studies of some organic solvent extracts of Justicia adhatoda: a review, International Journal of Scientific Development and Research (IJSDR), 2021.