Vasa

Distribution

Found throughout india.

Chemical Constituents

Vasicine, vasicinine, ß sitosterole, adathodine, luteolin, adathodic acid, carotene, vit c etc.

Ayurvedic Properties

Pharmacological Action

• Kaphapithahara: so helpful in bronchitis,cough etc
• Hrdya: it is cardio protective
• Svarya: helpful in sore throat.
• Rasayana- used to improve immunity.
• Kasa, swasahara: its broncho dilatory property helps in the curing of the same.
• Kushtaghna: its kashaya tikta rasa helps in curing skin diseases.
• Raktapitha and other bleeding disorders: its kaphapithahara and grahi property helps in arresting bleeding disorders.

Therapeutic Uses

• Rasayana: oil prepared with root decoction of vasa will be useful.
• Raktapitha: powder of vasa flowers should be given with honey.
• Sthoulya: vasa leaf juice is mixed with sankha churna or leaf juice of bilwa will be useful.
• Dry cough: powder of haridra cooked with vasa juice along with fatty layer of milk helps in alleviation.
• Jaundice: juice of vasa with honey.

Some of the common formulations

• Vasavalehya
• Vasarishta
• Vasa kantakari lehya
• Vasadya ghrita
• Vasamuladi taila