Adathoda / Agaladara / Wanepala / Wetahera (Malabar Nut)

Scientific name:	Justicia adhathoda*
Family name:	ACANTHACEAE
English name:	Malabar Nut
Local name:	Adathoda / Agaladara / Wanepala / Wetahera
Description:	Shrub upto 4m high, Leaves oval elliptic, 11-28X4-10 cm, opposite, Petiole 0.8–3.6 cm long, Spikes terminal and axillary, unbranched, Bracts oval oblong, upto 2.4X1.2 cm, 3-nerved from base, Calyx lobes lenear-oblong, Corolla white, broadly tubular, Stemens 2, epipetalous, Anthers green, 2-celled, Overy superior, 2-locular, Capsule obovoid.
Status:	Native
Edible parts:	none
Ayurvedic usage: Treatment for - Coughs Asthma Tuberculosis Swellings Eczema Fevers Menorrhagia Dysentery Urinary tract problems Gastritis Nausea PARTS  USED IN  TREATMENT: Roots Leaves Flowers Bark Stem Related Medicinal Properties: Stops Internal Bleeding Helps to keep heart healthy source by  instituteofayurveda.org