केंद्रीय यूनानी चिकित्सा अनुसंधान परिषद
Central Council for Research in Unani
Medicine
आयुष मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार | Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India
ARUSA
Part Used : Leaf
The drug Arusa consists of fresh, dried, mature leaves of Justicia adhatoda L. (Acanthaceae), a sub-herbaceous bush, found throughout the year in plains and sub-Himalayan tracts in India, ascending upto 1200 m. It flowers during February-March and also at the end of rainy season. Leaves stripped off from older stems and dried in sheds.
Temperament: Hot and Dry
Action(s): Expectorant (Munaffis-e-Balgham), Antispasmodic (Daf-e- Tashannuj), Emmenagogue (Mudirr-e-Tams)
Theraputic Use(s): Cough (Sual), Bronchial asthma(Zeeq-un-Nafas), Pthisis (Sil), Odontalgia (Waja-ul-Asnan)
Dose: 5-10 ml Leaf decoction 3g powder
Important Formulation(s): Sharbat-e-Eijaz, Sharbat-e-Arusa
