Botanical Index No. 644

Malabar Nut

justicia adhatoda

Medicinal Actions

Colic

Primary Conditions Treated

Adenopathy Allergy Amnesia Anaphylaxis Anemia Arthrosis Asthma Bacteria Biliousness Bleeding Blennorrhea Bronchosis Cancer colon Cardiopathy Catarrh Cold Conjunctivosis Constipation Coryza Cough Cramp Dermatosis Diabetes Diarrhea Diphtheria Dropsy Dysentery Dysuria Enterosis Epistaxis Escherichia Ethmoidosis Fever Flu Fungus Gastrosis Gingirrhagia Gingivosis Gonorrhea Gout Hay Fever Headache Heart Hematuria Hemoptysis Hemorrhoid Hepatosis High Blood Pressure Hyperglycemia Infection Inflammation Insomnia Itch Jaundice Laryngosis Leukoderma Leukorrhea Malaria Menorrhagia Mycosis Nausea Nervousness Neuralgia Ophthalmia Osteosis Pain Parasite Pertussis Phthisis Pulmonosis Respirosis Rheumatism Snakebite Spasm Stomachache Stomatosis Stone Strangury Swelling Thirst Tuberculosis Tumor VD Virus Water Retention Worm Wound

General Dosage

1–20 grains for asthma and bronchosis; 1–2 g powdered leaf; 2 g powdered leaf; 8–16 ml leaf juice; 10–30 g powdered root bark; 28–56 ml bark decoction; 0.5–1.5 g dry herb/day or 1–3 ml day fluid extract; 2–4 ml tincture; 1–2 ml liquid 1:1 extract.

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered.“Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. Contraindicated in pregnancy except in assisting delivery. Potency of vasicine may be accentuated with piperine.

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