Justicia adhatoda
Remedy of coryza and hay fever. Violent sneezing with lachrymation. Acute coryza with loss of taste and smell. Paroxysmal cough with thick mucus. Hay fever. Asthma.
Source
Prepared from the fresh leaves of Adhatoda vasica (Acanthaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Acute coryza — violent sneezing, lachrymation, loss of taste and smell. Hay fever. Paroxysmal cough with copious thick mucus. Asthma with cough. Used extensively in Ayurveda (Vasaka) for respiratory conditions. Bronchitis with thick expectoration.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Irritable from constant sneezing. Dull.
General Symptoms
Respiratory. Worse from cold, evening. Better from warmth.
Physical Symptoms
Nose
Violent sneezing. Copious coryza. Loss of taste and smell. Lachrymation.
Respiratory
Paroxysmal cough with thick mucus. Asthma. Bronchitis. Hay fever. Copious expectoration.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth
Worse From
Cold, evening
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Respiratory remedy. Hay fever.
Clinical Indications
Acute coryza, hay fever, asthma, bronchitis, violent sneezing, thick expectoration
Comparative Materia Medica
Sabadilla has violent sneezing but more chilly. Allium cepa has coryza with acrid discharge. Arsenicum has burning coryza.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Adhatoda vasica (Vasaka) is widely used in Ayurvedic medicine for respiratory conditions. Contains vasicine — a bronchodilator and expectorant. Low toxicity. May cause uterine contractions — caution in pregnancy (crude form). Safe in potentised forms.
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