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Malabar NutJusticia adhatoda

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Photography LocationsPragati Resorts, Hyderabad;

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Malabar NutJusticia adhatoda

Native: : India, Sri Lanka,

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Family: Acanthaceae

Leaf Shape: Lanceolate

© Confederation of Indian IndustryHeight : 14 feet

Malabar NutJusticia adhatoda

Malabar Nut

Malayalam: Atalotakam (ആടേലാടകം)

Sanskrit: Sinhapuri, Vasaka (वसाका)

Hindi: Adosa, Arusha, Rus, Bansa

Bengali: Adulsa, Bakash,Vasok

Kannada: Adusogae

Tamil: Adathodai

Telugu: Adamkabu, Adampaka, Addasaram

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Telugu: Adamkabu, Adampaka, Addasaram

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Malabar NutJusticia adhatoda

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Justicia (jus-TEE-see-ah) adhatoda (ad-hat-OH-duh)

Malabar NutJusticia adhatoda

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Synonyms : Adhatoda vasica, Adhatoda zeylanica

Malabar NutJusticia adhatoda

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Malabar nut is a small evergreen, sub-herbacious bush which grows commonly in open plains

Malabar NutJusticia adhatoda

© Confederation of Indian IndustryThe Leaves are 10 to 16 cms in length, minutely hairy and broadly lanceolate

Malabar NutJusticia adhatoda

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Cattle do not eat this plant as the leavesemit an unpleassant smell

Malabar NutJusticia adhatoda

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Flowers are typical, white arranged inpendunculated spike.

Malabar NutJusticia adhatoda

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The flower has large, attractive, white petals,streaked with purple on the lower lip

Malabar NutJusticia adhatoda

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A herbal plant which requires very littlewatering and is an extremely hardy plant

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Malabar NutJusticia adhatoda

Used in traditional Indian medicine for thousands of years to treat respiratoryyears to treat respiratory disorders A decoction of the leaves may be used as an herbal treatment for coughUsed to speed delivery during childbirthUsed to control bothUsed to control both internal and external bleeding such as peptic

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g p pulcers, piles and bleeding gums

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