Adhatoda vasica, Malabar nut Vasa, Vasaka, Adarushah (Ayurveda)Adathodai (Siddha)Ba sha ka  བ་ཤ་ཀ  (Tibetan)Arusa, Hashees-tussual (Unani)Da Bo Gu (TCM) Adhatoda vasicaWeinmann, Phytanthoza iconographia, 1739 Botanical name: Adhatoda vasica (syn. Justicia adhatoda)In Tibetan Medicine, several plants supply Ba Sha Ka. The medicine is divided into Superior and Inferior types, or according to other sources, there are 4 types based on the color of the Flower:Superior: White: Adhatoda vasica (the generally accepted primary medicine) Perilla frutescens var. crispa Inferior: Yellow (Ngo ba sha ka): Corydalis adunca, C. delphinioides, C. ophiocarpa, C. tongolensis, C. crispa Blue (Sngo ba sha ka): Veronica ciliata Parts used: Leaf, Flower, Root-bark Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Phlegm and Heat, Stops Cough (leaf, flower): (Ayurveda, Unani) -Cough, Whooping Cough, Asthma, Bronchitis-Consumption, Tuberculosis (including multi-drug resistant)-Pneumonia-opens the Lungs and disperses the Lung Qi-the leaves are smoked for Asthma 2. Clears Heat, Stops Bleeding: -Blood nose, Menorrhagia, Uterine Bleeding, bleeding from Ulcers-Diarrhea or Dysentery with Blood-gingivitis with bleeding gums (mouthwash or gargle)-Purpura 3. Moves the Blood, Clears Stasis, Eases Pain: (TCM, Tibet) -strengthens the Heart, lowers Blood pressure-Lumbago (leaf)-Upper back pain (Tibet)-decoction eases pain caused by Blood and Heat (Tibet)-used to induce and facilitate labor-used topically and…

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