Justicia adhatoda (leaf)
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=Nomenclature= | =Nomenclature= | ||
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| + | {{nomenclature | binomial=Justicia adhatoda | ||
| + | |authority=L. | ||
| + | |family=Acanthaceae | ||
| + | |scn=Malabar nut tree | ||
| + | |syn=Adhatoda vasica Nees | ||
| + | |ayurvedic=vasa; vasaka | ||
| + | |pinyin= | ||
| + | |aka=adhatoda | ||
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=Botanical Voucher Specimen= | =Botanical Voucher Specimen= | ||
| − | = | + | {{Media |cat=Voucher |
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| + | | source=MOBOT, Tropicos.org | ||
| + | | mainimage=Justicia_adhatoda_Tropicos_100186215.jpg | ||
| + | | companyimage=TropicosLogo.gif | ||
| + | | companyURL=http://www.tropicos.org/Image/100186215 | ||
| + | | reference=Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 25 Mar 2014 <http://www.tropicos.org/Image/100186215> | ||
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| + | =Organoleptic Characteristics= | ||
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| + | {{Organolepsy | source=United States Dispensatory (1918) | ||
| + | | description=[''Justicia adhatoda'' (leaf) has] a strong characteristic tea-like odor and a bitter taste.}} | ||
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| + | =Macroscopic Characteristics= | ||
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| + | {{Macroscopy | source=United States Dispensatory (1918) | ||
| + | | description=The fresh leaves are four or six inches (about ten to fifteen centimeters) long and about an inch and a half (nearly four centimeters) broad, they are opposite lanceolate, entire short petiolate, taperpointed,smooth on both aides. The dried leaves are of a dull brownish-green color which becomes much lighter when the leaves are powdered.}} | ||
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=Microscopic Characteristics= | =Microscopic Characteristics= | ||
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Nomenclature
Justicia adhatoda L. Acanthaceae
Syn. Adhatoda vasica Nees
Standardized common name (English): Malabar nut tree
Ayurvedic name(s): vasa; vasaka
Botanical Voucher Specimen
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Organoleptic Characteristics
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Macroscopic Characteristics
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Microscopic Characteristics
High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification
Supplementary Information
Sources
- ↑ MOBOT, Tropicos.org http://www.tropicos.org/Image/100186215
- ↑ United States Dispensatory (1918)
- ↑ United States Dispensatory (1918)
