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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;Vasaka&#039;&#039;&#039;, also called &#039;&#039;&#039;adhatoda&#039;&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;&#039;adalodakam&#039;&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;&#039;malabar nut&#039;&#039;&#039;, consists of dried, as well as fresh, [[leaves]] of the plant &#039;&#039;Justicia adhatoda L.; Sp. Pl. 1 15 1753&#039;&#039;, belonging to family [[Acanthaceae]].<br /> <br /> The leaves of this plant was not eaten by goats as it is bitter ( Hence the name Adu (Goat) - Thoda ( not touch). This herb is very widely found and it was common to have a brew made with these leaves boiled in water with black pepper corns added. The benefits were captured in the western system of medicine and the extracts are used in expectorants.<br /> <br /> {{Lamiales-stub}}<br /> [[category:herbs]]<br /> [[Category:Acanthaceae]]</div>

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