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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,
MalaysiaMalaysia
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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