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Adathoda Vasica, commonly known in English as Malabar nut, adulsa, adhatoda, vasa, or vasaka, is a medicinal plant native to Asia, widely used in Siddha Medicine, Ayurvedic, homeopathy and Unani systems of medicine.

Uses: Diabetics, dysentry, vaginal ulcers, inflammatory affections and liver disorders

Description:Bark-used as specific remedy for uterine complaints, vaginal disease and menstrual disorders, menorrhagia, leucorrhoea

Uses:

• Throughout southern India, the rhizome of Alpinia galanga is used as Raasnaa for rheumatism, intermittent fever, dyspepsia and respiratory ailments.
• Rhizome—carminative (in dyspepsia), stomachic, circulatory stimulant, diaphoretic, antiinflammatory

Description: Carminative, Stoachic, antispasmodic, antiasthmatic, antirheumatic, diaphoretic

Active Ingredient: Cinnamaldehyde (74%), eugenol (28-98%), camphor (60%) and tannins (6.5%) consisting of tetrahydroxyflavandiols; diterpenes, cinnzeylanin and cinnzeylanol

Uses: Ground cinnamon is used in diarrhoea and dysentery; for cramps of the stomach, gastric irritation; for checking nausea and vomiting; used externally in toothache, neuralgia and rheumatism. The bark is included in medicinal preparations for indigestion, flatulence, flu, mothwashes, gargles, herbal teas

Description:

• Bark—carminative, astringent, antispasmodic, expectorant, haemostatic, antiseptic.
• Leaf—antidiabetic.
• As antibacterial and fungistatic. Internally, for loss of appetite, dyspeptic complaints such as mild spastic conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, bloating and flatulence.

Description: Deobstruent, Antihepatotoxic, Anticatarrhal.Used in hepatitis, spleen enlargements, chronic skin disease

Uses:

• Leaf and dried fruit—in occasional constipation. As a stimulant laxative. 1,8- dihydoxy-anthracene derivatives have a laxative effect. This effect is due to the sennosides, specifically, due to their active metabolite in the colon, rheinanthrone.
• The effect is primarily caused by the influence on the motility of the colon by inhibiting stationary and stimulating propulsive contractions. Seena has been included in I.P. as a purgative.
• Purgative (free from astringent action of rhubark type herbs, but causes gripe), used in compounds for treating biliousness, distention of stomach, vomiting and hiccups. Also used as a febrifuge, in splenic enlargements, jaundice, amoebic dysentery. Contraindicated in inflammatory colon diseases.

Uses:

• Used to treat haematuria, inflammationand congestion of kidney
• Stimulant, Carminative, Antispasmodic, Diuretic, Demulcent

Uses:

• In occasional constipation; contraindicated in intestinal obstruction and acutely inflamed intestinal diseases, ulcerative colitis, appendicitis.
• Purgative (causes griping), emmenagogue. 
• Gel—topically emollient, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial (used for wound healing, sunburn).

Uses:

• Essential oil from rhizome -antimicrobial, antifungal & anthelmintic
• The tubers are applied externlly to bruises and sprains, to skin eruptions and infections

Description: Floers- a decoction is prescribed for inflammation of the mouth and pharynx, and ulcers of the intestine