Note: The traditional knowledge examples given below are just an indicative/illustrative sample. Herbal practices similar to the ones given below may also have been received from other people from same/ different parts of the country.

Uses from NIF Database
Asthma

Take the leaf decoction orally - Moyataji Karamshi Thakor, Patan, Gujarat

Take the leaf juice orally - Jyothi Bhatta, Chikmagalur, Karnataka

Inhale the smoke of dried leaves - Susanta Kumar Manjhi, Birbhum, West Bengal

Cough

Take the leaf juice orally - Revabhai Sivabhai Raval, Sabarkantha, Gujarat

Take the leaf juice orally with a little sugar - Jyothi Bhatta, Chikmagalur, Karnataka

Fever

Take the leaf juice orally - Revabhai Sivabhai Raval, Sabarkantha, Gujarat

Stomachache

Take the leaf decoction orally- Ramjibhai Nanabhai Brahmania, Panch Mahal, Gujarat

Tuberculosis

Take the leaf juice orally with a little honey - Mahesh Bijarania, Nagor, Rajasthan

Malaria

Take the leaf decoction orally with jaggery - Mahesh Kumar Khangar Purohit, Sirohi, Rajasthan

Constipation

Take the leaf decoction orally with honey - Pradip Kumar, Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh

Sprain

Ferment the leaf decoction and take it orally- Gopinath Pradhan, Nabarangpur, Orissa

Decoction of the plant is taken orally to cure asthma7; leaves (500g) are decocted in water (5L) until a dark brown mass is obtained and two spoonful are taken with honey thrice a day for 2-4 days to cure fever8; rheumatic patients should warm the leaves and apply on the body9.Product ‘Menstri Care’10 pr pared from the plant is an effective medicine for women’s health problems.‘iakof’11, an herbal medic ne uses Adhatoda along with other plants for treating cough. Ten patents have been found on its medicinal applications mainly for cough12and asthma