Adalodakam
Scientific
Name: Adathoda beddomei
Common Name: Adalodakam
Description
of the Plant:
Adathoda beddomei belongs to the family Acanthaceae and is a large shrub or
small tree grows up to 3-4 meters in height. Leaves simple, opposite,
ovate-lanceolate, acute or acuminate and shiny. Flowers arise from axillary
condensed spikes,white;fruits,capsules.
Medicinal
Properties:
The extraction of
leaf is a good medicine for Asthma and cough. It is a good medicine to stop
internal and external bleedings like bleeding gums, piles and peptic ulcers.
According to Ayurveda, it is a good ingredient in decoctions for all types of
fever due to kapha and pitta doshas. It is expectorant, antispasmodic and good
blood purifier. It speeds up the child birth.
This plant grow up to
2 meter heights. Mainly two varieties in this plant.It has full of leafs at all
the season. The leaves of the plant shown as big and grow up to 3 meter
heights.It also has full of leafs at all the season. The leaves of the plant
shown as small and the plant grow up to 2 meter heights. This palnt has more
medicinal values. It is known as- Chittadalodakam- in Malalayam. It is used to
make various ayurvedic medicines.
The leaf of
Adalodakam is used as a house medicine for Children’s cough & cold
problems. The row leaf of the plant half boiled in the steam and take extract
and mix with honey is a good medicine for cough and cold especially for
children.The all parts of this plant has been successfully used for the
treatment of Chest diseases, phthisis, chronic bronchitis, asthma, diarrhoea,
dysentery, malaria fever, fresh wounds, rheumatic joints, inflammatory swellings,
scabies, neuralgic pains, nose beeding, diphtheria, gonorrhoea, an antiseptic
and arthelmentic.This plant is also a good bio-insect killer to kill bacteria
& small insects.
Main parts used :
Leaves, root, bark, flowers and fruits
The
Medicine Vacicene prepared form the plant is good to increase the number of
Blood platelets.One of the main content in all kinds cough syrup.The use of
cigarette made from dry leaves reduse the cough of asthma patient.
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