“Vasayati Achchadayati Iti Vasaka: Vasa” The one who covers the region due to being dense is called Vasaka or Vasa. It is also known as Vrisha (due to the abundance of honey in the flowers), Vasak, and Malabar nut.
Unique Benefits of Adusa or Vasa
Botanical introduction:
The bushy clusters of Adusa or Vasa are 4 to 8 feet high, the leaves are 3 to 8 inches long and the flowers are white 2-3 inches long. It comes in February-March. There is a yellow-colored bark on the stem. Pods are three-quarters of an inch long, including follicles. There are 4 seeds in each. This small root itself starts spreading in the form of branches and sub-branches near the earth. The leaves are hairy with a slight odor.
It grows all over India at a height of 1200 to 4000 meters in the gravelly soil. Grouped clusters grow by themselves. Some of its castes are also popular in Bengal and Kerala. But the multi-use habitat is the same which we can plant in a small form in the forests.
Opinion about virtues and deeds:
Acharya Sushrut has considered Vasa to be decaying and carcinogenic. Acharya himself has written in his own words, “It has been proven from its phalanges and flower buds in atrophy, consuming it mixed with honey and honey (in double the quantity) destroys fast-paced phlegm and breath immediately.
Vasa breath hara, cough destroyer, phlegm preventive, and destroys feverish breathing and tuberculosis.
The root is more expectorant than the leaves. The constituents present in the root dilute phlegm, constrict blood vessels, and stop bleeding, thus it is very beneficial in preventing blood coming with phlegm in tuberculosis disease.