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This document summarizes information about the medicinal plant Adhatoda vasica, commonly known as Basaka. It details the plant's botanical classification and describes its main components, which include quinazoline alkaloids. The document outlines the plant's uses in Ayurvedic medicine to treat various respiratory, cardiovascular, and gastrointestinal conditions. It notes the plant has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for over 2000 years primarily for respiratory disorders.

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SEMINER ON PRESENTED BY Sukanta Das M.SC 1ST SEMESTER,
INTRODUCTION: Medicinal plants:- plants with recognized medical use. As pharmaceutical products as plants in herbal medicine preparation. Some plants are cultivated some are found as wild plants in forest. Now a days cultivation encouraged for mass production . In India 20,000 such sp.are found. Basaka is one of them.
 Botanical Name : Adhatoda vasica  Common Name: Adulsa  Classification  Kingdom: Plantae  Subkingdom: Tracheobionta  Division: Magnoliophyta   Class: Magnoliopsida  Subclass: NA  Order: Lamiales
 Family: Acanthaceae  Genus: Adhatoda  Species: vasica  Part used: Leaves, roots, flowers, bark  Medicinal Properties  Alternative, antispsmodic, diuretic, expectorant.  Medicinal Use  Asthma, bleeding, bronchitis, cough, diabetes, diarrhea, dysentery, epilepsy, fever, flu, hysteria, insainty, neuralgia, rheumatic pain, skin disorders, swelling, TB, urinary disorders, vomiting, wasting.
 Chemistry: quinazoline alkaloid, vasicine, Vasicol, adhatodinine and vasicinol  Cultivation : grows in wide range of soils & climatic condition. Flowering & fruiting: December to april  Description  It is a large shrub grows crowded along waste land, roadsides etc. Leaves are simple, opposite, ovate-lanceolate, acute and shiny. Flowers are white in capsule shape.
 ADHATODA VASICA (VASAKA)  Filed under:  Tags: Acanthaceae, Adatodai, Adulsa, Arusa, Bakas, Malabar Nut Tree  Plant Family : Acanthaceae  Common name : Adatodai, Arusa, Adulsa, Bakas, Malabar A  Origin : A small evergreen, sub-herbacious bush which grows commonly in open plains, especially in the lower Himalayas (up to 1000 meters above sea level), India, Sri Lanka, Burma and Malaysia.
Botanical Identification  Vasaka is a dense perennial shrub.  Leaves are of dark green colour above and pale yellow below. Flowers are typical, white arranged in pendunculated spike
 History : Adhatoda leaves have been used extensively in Ayurvedic Medicine for more than over 2000 years primarily for respiratory disorders  Tradition : It was used by traditional midwives at the time of delivery  Medicinal Parts Used : Leaves, roots, flowers and stem bark
Contains Leaves  • Quinazoline Alkaloids  - Vasicine – 45-95% (the mucolytic drug bromhexine was developed from this alkaloid) N-oxides of vasicine – Vasicinone  - Deoxyvasicine – Oxyvasicinine  - Maiontone  Essential oil
 Flowers  • b-sitosterol-D-glucoside • Kaempferol  • Glycosides of kaempferol • Queretin  Roots  • Vasicinolone • Vasicol • Peganine  • Hydroxy oxychalcone • Glucosyl oxychalcone
Ayurvedic pharmacology Taste (Rasa) : Bitter, Astringent. Quality (Guna) : Light, Unctous. Post Digestion Effect (Vipak) : Pungent Potency (Virya) : Cold
Adhatoda vasica is used for
Bleeding Disorders :  • bleeding due to idiopathic (unknown) thrombocytopenic (blood does not have enough platelets) purpura (excessive bruising) Cardiovascular Conditions  • moderate hypotensive activity (lowers blood pressure)  • pulmonary diseases
 Female Diseases  • assists uterine involution (rolling or turning inward)  • menorrhagia (excessive menstrual bleeding)  • uterine stimulant activity  Gastrointestinal Conditions  • dyspepsia  • local bleeding due to peptic ulcer and/or piles
Respiratory Tract Conditions  • acute and chronic bronchitis often combined with the herbs Licorice and Marshmallow for soothing the respiratory tract  • allergic asthma, often combined with the herbs Tylophora, etc.  • antihistamine effects (the leaves may be dried and smoked to relieve asthma)  • broncho-dilation effects  • emphysema  • obstructive airway disease (chronic)  • phthisis (wasting of the ssues as in tuberculosis)  • relieves cough and breathlessness
USEs OF DIFFERENT PARTS OF BASAKA LEAVES: Asthma,piles,diarrhoea. Flower: Ophthamia Bark: Acidity, heart disease. Root: Discharged of placenta after delivery in cattle.
CONCLUSION Vasaka is an important medicinal plant in our community. Curative aspect of vasaka influenced by their use in medicinal purposes. In Ayurvedic medicine ancient country like India, have greater potential effect in the context of medical science.
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  • 1. SEMINER ON PRESENTED BY Sukanta Das M.SC 1ST SEMESTER,
  • 2. INTRODUCTION: Medicinal plants:- plants with recognized medical use. As pharmaceutical products as plants in herbal medicine preparation. Some plants are cultivated some are found as wild plants in forest. Now a days cultivation encouraged for mass production . In India 20,000 such sp.are found. Basaka is one of them.
  • 3.  Botanical Name : Adhatoda vasica  Common Name: Adulsa  Classification  Kingdom: Plantae  Subkingdom: Tracheobionta  Division: Magnoliophyta   Class: Magnoliopsida  Subclass: NA  Order: Lamiales
  • 4.  Family: Acanthaceae  Genus: Adhatoda  Species: vasica  Part used: Leaves, roots, flowers, bark  Medicinal Properties  Alternative, antispsmodic, diuretic, expectorant.  Medicinal Use  Asthma, bleeding, bronchitis, cough, diabetes, diarrhea, dysentery, epilepsy, fever, flu, hysteria, insainty, neuralgia, rheumatic pain, skin disorders, swelling, TB, urinary disorders, vomiting, wasting.
  • 5.  Chemistry: quinazoline alkaloid, vasicine, Vasicol, adhatodinine and vasicinol  Cultivation : grows in wide range of soils & climatic condition. Flowering & fruiting: December to april  Description  It is a large shrub grows crowded along waste land, roadsides etc. Leaves are simple, opposite, ovate-lanceolate, acute and shiny. Flowers are white in capsule shape.
  • 6.  ADHATODA VASICA (VASAKA)  Filed under:  Tags: Acanthaceae, Adatodai, Adulsa, Arusa, Bakas, Malabar Nut Tree  Plant Family : Acanthaceae  Common name : Adatodai, Arusa, Adulsa, Bakas, Malabar A  Origin : A small evergreen, sub-herbacious bush which grows commonly in open plains, especially in the lower Himalayas (up to 1000 meters above sea level), India, Sri Lanka, Burma and Malaysia.
  • 7. Botanical Identification  Vasaka is a dense perennial shrub.  Leaves are of dark green colour above and pale yellow below. Flowers are typical, white arranged in pendunculated spike
  • 8.  History : Adhatoda leaves have been used extensively in Ayurvedic Medicine for more than over 2000 years primarily for respiratory disorders  Tradition : It was used by traditional midwives at the time of delivery  Medicinal Parts Used : Leaves, roots, flowers and stem bark
  • 9. Contains Leaves  • Quinazoline Alkaloids  - Vasicine – 45-95% (the mucolytic drug bromhexine was developed from this alkaloid) N-oxides of vasicine – Vasicinone  - Deoxyvasicine – Oxyvasicinine  - Maiontone  Essential oil
  • 10.  Flowers  • b-sitosterol-D-glucoside • Kaempferol  • Glycosides of kaempferol • Queretin  Roots  • Vasicinolone • Vasicol • Peganine  • Hydroxy oxychalcone • Glucosyl oxychalcone
  • 11. Ayurvedic pharmacology Taste (Rasa) : Bitter, Astringent. Quality (Guna) : Light, Unctous. Post Digestion Effect (Vipak) : Pungent Potency (Virya) : Cold
  • 12. Adhatoda vasica is used for
  • 13. Bleeding Disorders :  • bleeding due to idiopathic (unknown) thrombocytopenic (blood does not have enough platelets) purpura (excessive bruising) Cardiovascular Conditions  • moderate hypotensive activity (lowers blood pressure)  • pulmonary diseases
  • 14.  Female Diseases  • assists uterine involution (rolling or turning inward)  • menorrhagia (excessive menstrual bleeding)  • uterine stimulant activity  Gastrointestinal Conditions  • dyspepsia  • local bleeding due to peptic ulcer and/or piles
  • 15. Respiratory Tract Conditions  • acute and chronic bronchitis often combined with the herbs Licorice and Marshmallow for soothing the respiratory tract  • allergic asthma, often combined with the herbs Tylophora, etc.  • antihistamine effects (the leaves may be dried and smoked to relieve asthma)  • broncho-dilation effects  • emphysema  • obstructive airway disease (chronic)  • phthisis (wasting of the ssues as in tuberculosis)  • relieves cough and breathlessness
  • 16. USEs OF DIFFERENT PARTS OF BASAKA LEAVES: Asthma,piles,diarrhoea. Flower: Ophthamia Bark: Acidity, heart disease. Root: Discharged of placenta after delivery in cattle.
  • 17. CONCLUSION Vasaka is an important medicinal plant in our community. Curative aspect of vasaka influenced by their use in medicinal purposes. In Ayurvedic medicine ancient country like India, have greater potential effect in the context of medical science.