Sir, Life science text books of Class-VII under our Secondary board give some account of various medicinal plants. According to those books VASAKA is used to treat cold-n-cough. The same books also point to presence of alkaloids like vasicine<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justicia_adhatoda#Pharmacology> . I have seen several formulations<http://store.himalayahealthcare.com/healthcare/vasaka.htm>with labels stating to contain VASAKA, JASTI-MADHU etc. People here takes leaf-extract after boiling those leaves and with a spoonful of honey. These links may help -
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21289439 - http://www.drugfuture.com/chemdata/vasicine.html Regards, surajit On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 8:12 AM, satyendra tiwari <[email protected]>wrote: > In my childhood i was introduced to this plant as Adusa in hindi.(d to be > pronounced as d in daily) I was told this plant is used in cough medicines?? > Is it correct. > > On 8 March 2013 08:08, surajit koley <[email protected]>wrote: > >> This would be BAASOK or BAAKAS in English transliteration. >> >> Thank you, >> Regards, >> surajit >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 10:37 PM, surajit koley < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> This is *Adhatoda vasica* of the BENGAL >>> PLANTS<http://ia600604.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?id=mobot31753000237419&itemPath=%2F32%2Fitems%2Fmobot31753000237419&server=ia600604.us.archive.org&page=n160_w1150.jpg> >>> . >>> >>> Regards, >>> surajit >>> >>> >> -- >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > > > -- > Satyendra K.Tiwari. > Wildlife Photographer, Naturalist, Tour Leader > H.NO <http://h.no/> 129, P.O.Tala, Distt Umariya. > M.P. India 484-661 > Park Entry fee is constantly under revision since last one year. We take > no responsibility for any changes in park rules / fees. We will endaevour > to let you know as soon as we know of such changes. > To know more about Bandhavgarh visit following links. > http://www.flickr.com/photos/satyendraphotography > http://tigerdiaries.blogspot.com > http://skayscamp.wetpaint.com > SKAY'S CAMP is awarded QUALITY rating by Tour Operator For Tigers (TOFT). > http://www.toftigers.org/accommodation/Default.aspx?id=15 > Review Skay's Camp on TripAdvisor > 00-91-7627-265309 or 09425331209 > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
