• Adulsa / अडुळसा / Malabar Nut / Justicia adhatoda L.
  • Adulsa / अडुळसा / Malabar Nut / Justicia adhatoda L.
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Adulsa / अडुळसा / Malabar Nut / Justicia adhatoda L.

Local Name: Adulsa / अडुळसा

Common Name: Malabar Nut

Botanical Name: Justicia adhatoda L.

Adulsa / अडुळसा / Malabar Nut / Justicia adhatoda L.
Adulsa / अडुळसा / Malabar Nut / Justicia adhatoda L.

Status & Habitat

  • Habitat: Shrub

  • Occurrence: Open Plains and Fields

  • Season of Availability: Evergreen - All Year Round

  • Geography: South and Southeast Asia

  • Method of Propagation: Seeds or stem cuttings

  • Part used for Propagation: Seeds or stem cuttings

Edible Parts

  • Edible Parts: Leaves

  • Can be Eaten Raw: Yes

Method of Consumption

  • Raw: Yes

  • Ripe: Yes

  • Both Raw & Ripe: Yes

  • Dangerous Form to Consume: N/A

  • As Food: N/A

  • As Medicine: Decoction of leaves is used to cure cough and diarrhea; poultice of Adulsa leaves is used to treat wounds due to
    their antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties

  • Cooking Method: - The leaves are dampened and pounded to extract the juice. A
    teaspoon of the juice can be enough to give the patient immediate relief

  • Preservation / Curing Technique: N/A

  • Does Require Another Plants to be cooked together: No

  • Souring Agents Required: No


Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

  • Nutritional Benefit: Contains alkaloids, tannins, and saponins

  • Medicinal Benefit: Helps treat cough, diarrhea, and wounds.

Tribal Wisdom

  • Tribal Wisdom: Medicinal

Recipes

  • Tribal Recipe: The leaves are dampened and pounded to extract the juice. A teaspoon of the juice can be enough to give the patient immediate relief.