Asuro

Nepali: Asuro
Sanskrit: Vasa
English: Malabar nut
Hindi: Arusa
Synonym: A. zeylanica, Justicia adhatoda

Family : Acanthaceae
Habit: Shrub
Flowering Period : December-April
Fruiting Period: February-May

Chemical Constituents:
          Alkaloid, vasicine and as essential oil
Occurence:
       Tropical to sub-tropical Zone
Description :
  An evergreen , gregarious, stiff, perennial shrub, 1.2-6m in height, distributed upto an altitude of 1200m.

Uses:
      The shrub is the source of the drug, vasak , well known in the indigenous systems of medicine for its beneficial effects, particularly in bronchitis.

Source: Dutta, I.C.(2007). Non Timber Forest Products of Nepal.