Adhatoda vasica Nees

Common name : Malabar Nut, white vasa, yellow vasa,vasaka

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Taxonomical ID : 141317

Vernacular Names

1. Assamese : Mahaneem. Maha-neem 2. Bengali : Neem 3. English : Indian Lilac, Margosa, Margosa tree, Neem,Neem tree 4. Gujarati : Limba 5. Hindi : Neem 6. Irula : Veeppa, maram 7. Kannada : Bevu/ Kirubevu, Turakabevu 8. Malayalam : Ariyaveppu, Ayurveppu, Kaippanveppu , Nimbam, Vembu, Veppu 9. Marathi : Nimbay 10. Tamil : Sengumaru, Vembu, Veppa, Veppai 11. Telugu : Vepa Source : FRLHT’s ENVIS
Botanical Description

Azadirachta indica is a tropical evergreen of the MELIACEAE family that grows up to 25 m high. It has rough dark brown bark with wide longitudinal fissures separated by flat ridges. The leaves are compound, imparipinnate, each comprising 5-15 leaflets that are arranged in alternate pairs with terminal leaflets. The compound leaves are themselves alternating with one another. The thin, lanceolate leaflets measure about 6 cm long and 2 cm broad. It bears many flowered panicles, mostly in the leaf-axils. The sepals are ovate and about 1 cm long with sweet scented white oblanceolate petals. It produces yellow drupes that are ellipsoid and glabrous, 12-20 cm long. Source : Medicinal plants of the world: chemical constituents, traditional and modem medicinal uses by Ivan Ross (Volume 2 )
Conservation Status

Least concern source : IUCN
Medicinal uses

Hot water extract of the bark is taken orally by the adult female as a tonic and emmenagogue. The hot water extract of the dried fixed oil is taken orally as an emmenagogue. Anthraquinone fraction of the dried flower, fruit and leaf is taken orally for leprosy. Hot water extract of the flower and leaf is taken orally as an antihistorical remedy, and is used externally to treat wounds. The dried flowers are taken orally for diabetes. Hot water extract of the dried fruit is used for piles and externally for skin diseases and ulcers. Hot water extract of the entire plant is taken orally as an anthelmintic, an insecticide and a purgative. Juices of the bark of Andrographis paniculate, Azadirachta indica and Tinospora cordifolia are taken orally as a treatment for filariasis. Hot water extract of the bark is taken with water, orally before breakfast, for leprosy. The extract is also taken for fever and diabetes, and as a tonic, refrigerant, anthelmintic and antiperiodic. The fresh fruit is used externally for leprosy. Fruit, leaf and root, ground and mixed with dried ginger and "trifala", a preparation consisting of the powdered fruit of Terminalia bellerica (Gaertn.) Roxb., T. Chebula Retz, and Emblica officinalis Gaertn., is taken orally with lukewarm water to treat common fevers. Leaf juice is administered by intravenous infusion for chronic skin diseases, and is taken orally as an anthelmintic. Source : Medicinal Plants of the World

S.No	Phytochemical Name	Phytochemical ID	Synonyms	Part
1	9-acetamido-3,4-dihydropyrido-(3,4-b)-indole	CID_154700649	N.A	Root
2	Adhatodic acid	N.A		N.A
3	adhatodine	CID_52908915	N.A	Root, inflorescence
4	Adhatonine	N.A		Leaf
5	Adhavasinone	N.A		Leaves
6	amino-n-butyric acid	N.A		Pollen
7	Alpha amyrin	CID_73170	Viminalol	Flower
8	Anisotine	CID_442884	N.A	Root, Leaves
9	Apigenin	CID_5280443	Chamomile Versulin	Aerial parts
10	Astragalin	CID_5282102	Astragaline kaempferol-3-glucoside	Flower
11	betaine	CID_247	glycine betaine oxyneurine lycine	Flower
12	Beta-carotene	CID_5280489	n.a	N.A
13	beta -glucoside-galactose	N.A		Root
14	beta-sitosterol-D-glucoside	CID_12309060	N.A	N.A
15	Daucosterol	CID_5742590	Sitogluside	Root
16	D-glucoside	CID_49769056	N.A	Root
17	D-galactose	CID_6036	D-Galactopyranose D-Galactopyranoside	Root
18	Deoxyvasicine	N.A		Root, Leaves
19	Deoxyvasicinone	CID_68261	2,3-Trimethylene-4-quinazolone Pegenone	Root
20	2’,4-dihydroxychalcone-4-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside	N.A		Flower
21	Epitaraxerol	CID_344467	n.a	Leaves,flower, aerial part.
22	2’-glucosyl-4-hydroxyl - oxychalcone	n.a		Root
23	Glycine	CID_750	2-Aminoacetic acid	Pollen
24	4-heptanone	CID_31246	Dipropyl ketone Propyl ketone	Flower
25	3 alpha-hydroxy-D-friedoolean-5-ene	n.a		Aerial parts
26	hydroxyl oxychalcone	n.a		N.A
27	37-hydroxy-hexatetracont-1-en-15-one	n.a		Aerial parts
28	37-hydroxy-hentetracontan-19-one	n.a		Aerial parts
29	3 -hydroxy-oleanane-5-ene	N.A		Aerial parts
30	3-hydroxyanisotine	CID_101670821	n.a	Leaves
31	isovitexin	CID_162350	Saponaretin Homovitexin	Leaves, flower
32	kaempferol	CID_5280863	Robigenin Kaempherol	Flower
33	L-vasicinone	CID_442935	N.A	Root leaves
34	l-vasicol	n.a		Leaves
35	maiontone	n.a		Root Leaves
36	3-methylheptanone	n.a		Flower
37	5-methoxyvasicinone	CID_92470595	N.A	Leaves
38	7-methoxyvasicinone hydrate	N.A		Leaves
39	7-methoxy-3R-hydroxy-1,2,3,9-tetrahydropyrrolo-[2,1-b]- quinazolin-9-one(7-methoxy-vasicinone)	N.A		Leaves
40	29-methyltriacontan-1-ol	CID_85683337	N.A	aerial parts
41	O-ethyl-alpha -D-galactoside	N.A		Root
42	peganidine	N.A		Aerial parts
43	proline	CID_145742	L-proline	Pollen
44	quercetin	CID_5280343	Meletin Sophoretin Quercetine	Flower
45	rhamnosylvitexin	CID_5282151	Vitexin-2-O-rhamnoside	Flowers leaves
46	serine	CID_5951	L-serine	Pollen
47	sitosterol	CID_222284	Sitosterol Cupreol Azuprostat	Root Aerial parts
48	sitosterol-beta-D-glucoside	N.A		Root
49	1,2,3,9-tetrahydropyrrolo(2,1-b)-quinazolin-9-one-3Rhydroxy-3(2!-dimethylamino phenyl (desmethoxyaniflorine)	N.A		Leaves
50	1,2,3,9-tetrahydro-5-methoxy-pyrrolo[2,1-b]quinazoline-3-ol	N.A		Leaves
51	tritriacontane	CID_12411	n-Tritriacontane	Root
52	valine	CID_6287	N.A	Pollen
53	vasicine	CID_667496	Peganine	Root Leaves
54	vasicinone	CID_442935	N.A	Root Leaves
55	vasinol	N.A		N.A
56	vasicoline	CID_626005	Vasicolin	Inflorescence Young plant
57	vasicolinone	CID_627712	Vasicolinon	Inflorescence Young plant
58	vasicol	CID_92470596	N.A	Inflorescence
59	vasakin	N.A		N.A
60	vasicinolone	CID_158720	N.A	Root Leaves Aerial parts
61	vasicinol	CID_442934	N.A	Root Leaves
62	vasnetine	CID_9997066	N.A	Leaves
63	vitamin C	CID_54670067	ascorbic acid	n.a
64	vitexin	CID_5280441	Apigenin 8-C-glucoside	Leaves flower
65	violanthin	CID_442665	N.A	Flower leaves

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Adhatoda vasica Nees

Common name : Malabar Nut, white vasa, yellow vasa,vasaka

Source : Singh et al.,2011