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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Ethnobotanical Plant Justicia adhatoda

Common Name
Noyer De Malabar, Vrisha, Malabar Ceviz Agaci, Bakas, Malabar Nut, Noce Del Malabar

Activities

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Alterative French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Asthma India Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Bronchitis India(Santal) *
Cough India(Santal) *
Expectorant Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Fever Italian Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Spasm English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tuberculosis India(Santal) *
Tumor(Abdomen) India Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.