> Supplement Index > Malabar Nut / Adhatoda vasica > Malabar Nut General Information Malabar Nut Uses & Scientific Evidence For Malabar Nut Dosage Information Malabar Nut Safety & Interaction Information Buy Products That Contain Malabar Nut - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Malabar Nut General Information Malabar Nut was first introduced to Europe in 1699. In Sanskit botany this shrub is named Lion’s Muzzle and Stallion’s Tooth after the shape and color of its flowers. This bitter-tasting nut has expectorant, diuretic, antispasmodic, alterative, bronchial dilation, antiseptic and pesticidal properties. The leaves of the plant contain the alkaloid vasicine, which is key to bronchial-dilation and its expectorant actions, and stimulates the contraction of uterine muscles, which accelerates or induces labor. Malabar Nut is used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine for treating chest problems such as chest congestion and inflammation. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Malabar Nut Uses & Scientific Evidence For Malabar Nut is useful in treating bronchitis, tuberculosis and other chest conditions. Smoking the leaves will relieve asthma. Fresh leaves in a poultice can be used on wounds and on joints inflamed by rheumatism. Malabar Nut is used for bleeding due to peptic ulcers, piles, and menorrhagia. It is also used to relieve the symptoms of pyorrhea and bleeding gums. The juice of the leaves and roots is used to treat breathlesness, asthma, bronchitis, and other chronic coughs. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Malabar Nut Dosage Information Malabar Nut comes in various forms and is an ingredient in many products. For best results, it is best to consult with your physician before using Malabar Nut for the treatment of your condition. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Malabar Nut Safety & Interaction Information There are no known safety issues or interactions associated with Malabar Nut when taken in the recommended doses. Safety in young children, pregnant or nursing women, or those with severe liver or kidney disease is not known. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - Buy Products That Contain Malabar Nut Below