Vasaka herb

Vasaka herb is also called adhatoda, adalodakam or malabar nut. Vasaka consists of dried, as well as fresh, leaves of the plant Justicia adhatoda. Adhatoda vasica Nees (Acantheceae), commonly known as Vasaka, is a well-known plant in indigenous systems of medicine and is used for its beneficial effects, particularly in bronchitis.

Anti-ulcer activity of Adhatoda vasica Nees.
J Herb Pharmacother. 2006. Shrivastava N, Srivastava A, Banerjee A, Nivsarkar M. Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, B.V. Patel Pharmaceutical Education & Research Development Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
The present investigation was carried out to study the anti-ulcer activity of Vasaka herb leaves using two ulcer models (1) Ethanol-induced, and (2) Pylorus ligation plus aspirin-induced models. Vasaka herb leaf powder showed considerable degree of anti-ulcer activity in experimental rats when compared with a control. The highest degree of activity (80%) was observed in the ethanol-induced ulceration model. Results of the study suggest that in addition to its classically established pharmacological activities, Vasaka herb plant also has immense potential as an anti-ulcer agent of great therapeutic relevance.

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