© 2022, CAJOTAS, Central Asian Studies, All Rights Reserved 93 Copyright (c) 2022 Author (s). This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CENTRAL ASIAN JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES Volume: 03 Issue: 08 | Aug 2022 ISSN: 2660-5317 https://cajotas.centralasianstudies.org Enumeration on Therapeutic and Ethnopharmacological Properties of Adosa [Adhatoda Vasica (L.) Nees] Dilip Kumar Sharma Director, Regional Centre, Vardhman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU), Rawatbhata Road, Kota, Rajasthan, India Vinod Kumar Jain Poddar International College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Received 24 th May 2022, Accepted 13 th June 2022, Online 20 th Aug 2022 Abstract: Adosa (Adhatoda vasica) is an important medicinal plant widely used in Unani system of medicine of (Family-Acanthaceae). The leaves of Adhatoda vasica contain several biologically active phytochemicals such as alkaloids, tannins, saponins, phenolics and flavonoids. It mainly consists of pyrroquinazoline, alkaloids, viz. vasicine, vasicol, vasicinone, peganine along with other minor constituents. The plant possesses diverse pharmacological activities, In Unani system of medicine, the drug is described as having dafa-e-tashannuj (anti-spasmodic), qatil-e-jarasim (antibiotic), mukhrij-e- balgham (expectorant), dafa-e-humma (antipyretic) properties due to which it is prescribed in a wide range of ailments like influenza, tuberculosis, bronchitis, gastric ulcers etc. Leaf juice is beneficial in the treatment of dysentery and diarrhoea. Various other activities like radio modulation, hypoglycaemic effect, cardiovascular protection, antitubercular, antiviral, hepatoprotective and antioxidant activity have also been reported.. Keywords: Adhatoda vasica, medicinal, ethnopharmacological, therapeutic, enumeration, ailments, constituents. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Introduction Secondary metabolites obtained from traditional medicinal plants are known to play immortal roles in ancient and modern medicinal system. These compounds are ecofriendly and act as versatile source of agrochemicals and other drugs. Further, these compounds have shown numerous biological activities such as antiseptic, anti-asthmatic, diuretic, antispasmodic, antipyretic, diaphoretic, analgesic, sedative, fungicidal, herbicidal, insecticidal, insect repellent etc. So, in the present times new and efficient methodologies are needed to be developed for the production of drugs and agrochemicals of botanical origin. Adhatoda vasica commonly known as Vasaka in Ayurveda belongs to family Acanthaceae. [1,2] This plant has been used in the indigenous system of medicine in India for over 2000 years. A. vasica is a