Himalaya Vasaka

Himalaya Vasaka

The Herb
Latin Names Adhatoda zeylanica Medic. /
Adhatoda vasica Nees.
English Names Malabar Nut, Vasaka
Sanskrit / Indian Names Shwetavasa, Vasa, Vasaka 
 
Its principal constituents are the several alkaloids present of which the major constituent is a quinazoline alkaloid, vasicine. The leaves are rich in vitamin C and carotene and yield an essential oil. The shrub is the source of the drug, well known in indigenous systems of medicine for its beneficial effects, particularly in bronchitis. The leaves, flowers, fruits, and roots are extensively used for treating cold, cough, whooping-cough, chronic bronchitis, and asthma. It acts as a sedative-expectorant, antispasmodic, and anthelmintic. The leaf-juice is stated to cure diarrhea, dysentery, and glandular tumors, and is given as an emmenagogue. The powder is reported to be used as a poultice on rheumatic joints, as a counter-irritant on inflammatory swellings, on fresh wounds, urticaria, and in neuralgia.

The leaves, roots, and flowers and active principles of the plant possess a number of pharmacological properties and are used in cough, chronic bronchitis, rheumatism, asthma, and bronchial asthma. It is a bronchial antiseptic, bronchodilator, and expectorant.

 
ACTION
A unique herb that helps support the bronchial function with bronchodilatory, expectorant, and mucolytic properties. It restores lung function.

DESCRIPTION

KEY INGREDIENTS

Vasaka

It soothes bronchial inflammation and opens airways, helps phlegm discharge, and relieves chest congestion.

INDICATIONS

Vasaka is beneficial in
Bronchitis
Bronchial asthma

DOSAGE

  1 tablet twice daily or as directed by your physician.

Chromatograph
The chromatograph is representative of the quality and consistency of the drug. Every single capsule of Himalaya Pure Herbs has identical chromatographs, indicative of the highest standards of quality maintained by us. The pure herb bought by you anywhere in the world provides you with the same goodness.

 
 
REFERENCE

Amin, A.H., Chemical, and pharmacological studies of vasicinone. A new alkaloid from A. vasica., India J. Pharm., 1961, 23, 117.

Malhotra, S.C. Edr., Pharmacological Investigations of Certain Medicinal Plants and Compound Formulations used in Ayurveda and Siddha, CCRAS, New Delhi, 1996, 367.