Adulsa Plant Information and Uses

Adulsa Plant Information and Uses

Adulsa is an evergreen shrub-like herb in the Acanthaceae family.

Adulsa medicine is widely used for Kapha, Asthma, Cough and various respiratory diseases.

Leaf juice with ginger or honey is effective in chronic bronchitis and asthma.

Powder of leaves is used in South India in winter fever.

The leaves are used in rheumatism as a poultice on the joints as well as in swelling and neuralgia.

In Ayurveda, this plant is used for cough. Its flowers are also used as a decoction.

The leaves contain the alkaloid vasicine and adithiodic acid. This plant is also used for heart diseases.