Aada Thodai Ilai Malabar Nut Powder 50gms

Aada Thodai Ilai / Malabar nut is a small evergreen, subherbacious bush. The leaves are 10 to 16 cm in length, minutely pubescent and broadly lanceolate. When the leaves are dried, they appear dull brownish green in color and taste bitter.Botanical Name : Justicia adathoda English Name : Malabar Nut Tamil Name : ஆடா ேதாடா / Aada Thodai Ilai Hindi Name : अदोस/ आPष/ रस/ बांस / Adosa/ Arusha/ Rus/ Bansa Malayalam Name : ആടലോടകം / അടരൂഷക / Adalodakam / Adarooshaka Telugu Name : టంEాబ5 / టం`ాక / అడmసరం / Adamkabu/ Adampaka/ Addasaram About Aada Thodai Ilai (Malabar Nut):Malabar nut is a small evergreen, sub-herbaceous bush. The leaves are 10 to 16 cm in length, minutely pubescent and broadly lanceolate. When the leaves are dried, they appear dull brownish green in color and taste bitter. The inflorescence is dense, short pedunculate, bractate and spike terminal.The corolla is large and white, with lower lip streaked purple. The fruit is a 4-seeded small capsule. The stomata in the plant are elongated and oval in shape. The plant has been used in India for over 200 years. It is commonly cultivated in the tropics in the country.