- Botanical name : Adhatoda vasica Nees.
- Family : Acanthaceae
- Malayalam : Atalotakam
- Tamil : Adhathodai
- English : Malabar nut
- Habit : Perennial under shrub
- Useful part :Whole plant
- Rasa Panchaka
- Rasa : Thikta, kashaya
- Guna : Laghu, ruksha
- Veerya : Seeta
- Vipaka : Katu
- Karma : Kaphapittashamana
- Indications : Rakthapitta, jwara
- Dose : Swarasa(5-15ml), churna(1-3g), kwatha(20-40ml)
- Formulations : Vasarishta, Vasaghrita
