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Adhatoda Vasica or Malabar Nut also called Vasaka is an ayurvedic medicinal plant used for a cough, asthma, breathing trouble, nasal congestion, bleeding disorders, allergic conditions, upper respiratory infections, excessive uterine bleeding, heavy menstruation, and epistaxis (nosebleed). Vasaka or Malabar Nut is well known in Ayurveda for its beneficial effects in respiratory ailments, particularly as an expectorant in bronchitis. The leaves, flowers, fruits and roots are used extensively for treating cold, cough, whooping-cough, chronic bronchitis and asthma.
General Properties and Specification of Vasaka or Malabar Nut Dry Powder or Liquid Extract:
Description: Greenish brown to brown color dry powder.
60 % Alcohol Soluble extractive: 60% w/w minimum on dry basis
Loss on drying: NMT 8% w/w
pH of 10% w/v solution: 4.5 – 6.5
Vasicine content: NLT 0.5% w/w
Microbiology Tests:
Total Aerobic Microbial Count: NMT 10000 cfu/gm
Yeast & Mould: NMT 100 cfu/gm
Salmonella: Absent
Escherichia coli: Absent
Staphylococcus aureus: Absent
Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Absent
Coli form count: Absent.
