Scientific Name
Justicia adhatoda L
Synonyms
Family
Acanthaceae
Local Name
Bhaiker
Habit Habitat
An erect,much branched shrub, up to 100 cm tall, found in sub-tropical zone.
Taxonomic Features
Leaves simple, elliptic-lanceolate, petiolate,yellowish-green.Inflorescence terminal and axillary spike.Flower zygomorphic,white.Calyx-lobed,lobes linear-lanceolate.Corolla pale- white. Limbs 2-lipped,upper erect while lower with 3- elliptic lobes. Fruit a capsule, club like.
Flowering Fruiting
February-August
Harvesting Time
April-December
Medicinal Value
It is used to treat cold,cough, whooping cough, chronic bronchitis and asthma, is used in different forms as fresh juice, decoction, infusion and powder.1,13 Locally it is called Cough Jari (Khansi Jari), roots are used in rheumatism, pneumonia and cough, while leaves are used as antiseptic, expectorant and antispasmodic.
Parts Used
Whole plant.
Future Prospective
Cultivation, collection, drying, packing, herbal pharmacy, allopathic pharmacy.
Plant Images
Justicia adhatoda L