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Medicinal plants have been subjects of man’s curiosity since time immemorial. Approximately 80% of the people in the world’s developing countries rely on traditional medicines for their primary health care needs.Adhatoda vasaca is an evergreen shrub distributed from the punjab in the north and Bengal and Assam in the south-east to singapore.The plant is valued for containing bronchodilator alkaloid, mainly vasicine.It is well known in ayurveda by its sanskrit name vasaka and commonly known as adusa.
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References
Chauhan C., 2013. Deaths from respiratory illness on rise, Hindustan times,new Delhi.
Dhuley J.N., 1999. Antitussive effect of AV extract on mechanical or chemical stimulation induced coughing in animals, 67:361-365.
Gupta A., Prajapati P.K., Choudhary A.K., 2009. A comparative study of effects of vasa avaleha preparation with vasa svaras & vasa kwath in tamaka shwasa, anc science life, 28:288.
Gupta R.,Thakur B., Singh P.,Singh H.B, 2001. Anti T.B, activity of selected medicinal plants against MDR:809-813.
Gupta U.P. , and Sharma M.L. , Pharmacological investigation of vasicine and vasicinone ,alkaloid of adhatoda vasaca, Myanmar Medicinal plant database.
Rao S.D., Jayarang I.A.,Jay .R., Anti asthmatic role of pentapale -04,herbal formulation against on induced ling damage.
Sharma P.C., and Yelne M.B., Database on medicine plant in ayurveda, CCRAS, 1: 496-509.
Soni S., Anandgiwala S., Inter G., Rajan M., Validation of different methods of preparation of vasa leaf juice by quantification of total alkaloids.
Tohri R.K., Zustu, U., 2000. Mechanism of 12-hexahydroazepino,a novel bronchodilator, Indian pharmacology, 44:75-81.
WHO. Primary health care, A manual of health works in south-east asia, 19:1-2.