Justicia adhatoda (leaf)
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| + | | reference=Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 25 Mar 2014 <http://www.tropicos.org/Image/100186215> | ||
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| + | | description=[''Justicia adhatoda'' (leaf) has] a strong characteristic tea-like odor and a bitter taste.}} | ||
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| + | | description=The fresh leaves are four or six inches (about ten to fifteen centimeters) long and about an inch and a half (nearly four centimeters) broad, they are opposite lanceolate, entire short petiolate, taperpointed,smooth on both aides. The dried leaves are of a dull brownish-green color which becomes much lighter when the leaves are powdered.}} | ||
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Nomenclature
Justicia adhatoda L. Acanthaceae
Syn. Adhatoda vasica Nees
Standardized common name (English): Malabar nut tree
Ayurvedic name(s): vasa; vasaka
Botanical Voucher Specimen
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Organoleptic Characteristics
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Macroscopic Characteristics
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Microscopic Characteristics
High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification
Supplementary Information
Sources
- ↑ MOBOT, Tropicos.org http://www.tropicos.org/Image/100186215
- ↑ United States Dispensatory (1918)
- ↑ United States Dispensatory (1918)
