Justicia or adhatoda vasica covid19 herbal treatment

Justicia or adhatoda vasica as an herbal treatment for covid19

Name: 
 Adhatoda vasica, in Kashmir it is known as Khansi Jari or Bhaiker.
 
Family:
Acanthaceae              
 
Appearance:
It is a plant with roots, flowers and leaves.  {Refer(1)}
                  
Uses:  
The  roots, flowers, and leaves are used for

•   cough
•   whooping cough
•   rheumatism
•   pneumonia
•   antiseptic liquid
•   expectorant
•   antispasmodic.
•   cold
•   asthma
•   bronchodilator
•   liquefy sputum
•   bronchitis
•   tuberculosis
•   results smooth muscle relaxant property
•   antiallergic
•   anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and bronchodilatory activities by the vaccine which is an   

            alkaloid (the main component of the plant)

•   secretolytic agent named as ambroxol which made from vaccine and showed inhibit IgE- dependent mediator secretion from Human MCs and basophils.

                                                                                                               {Refer(2,3,4,5)} 

Dosage:
Make gulgandh of adhatoda vasica flowers

 - Make/grind powder with hand and mixed in the sugar of same quantity i.e 1kg flower of adhatoda vasica and 1 kg sugar(this product is known as "gulgandh") and
put it in a glass jar and place this jar in the front of the sun for a minimum of 1 day and a maximum of 14 days. Take 1/4 spoon of it per day.

Homoeopathic treatment:

-Homoeopathic treatment: take 200x potency after 2 to 3 hours in the water.

Dosage form: 
 The parts of the plant can be taken in the form of powder and the juice extracted from leaves.used in different forms as fresh juice, decoction, infusion and powder. Roots are used in cough, pneumonia, and rheumatism. The leaves are used as an expectorant, antiseptic and antispasmodic.
 


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References:

1. Manjunath, B.L., 1948. The Wealth of India, A Dictionary of Indian Raw Materials and Industrial Products. CSIR, Delhi, 31pp.

2. Claeson, U.P., Malmfors, T., Wikman, G., et al., 2000. Adhatoda vasica: a critical review of ethnopharmacological and toxicological data. J. Ethnopharmacol. 72, 1–20.

3. D’Cruz, J.L., Nimbkar, A.Y., Kokate, C.K., 1979. Evaluation of essential oil from leaves of Adhatoda vasicaas an airway smooth muscle relaxant. Indian J. Pharm. Sci. 41, 247.
 
4.Muller, A., Antus, S., Bittinger, M., et al., 1993. Chemistry and pharmacology of antiasthmatic Galphimia glauca, Adhatoda vasica, and Picrorhiza kurroa. Planta Med. 59, A586–587.

5. Rachana, Basu, S., Pant, M., et al., 2011. Review & future perspectives of using vasicine, and related compounds. Indo-Global J. Pharm.
Sci. 1, 85–98.