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Common
name: Malabar
nut
Nepali name: Asuro, Bhasaakaa
Latin name: Justicia adhatoda
Family: Acanthaceae
Description:
Asuro is a fast-growing shrub, 1 to 3 meters tall. It grows in wastelands
and shrublands in Nepal, mainly in the middle hills. It can also be found
in tropical climates.
Medicinal value:
The leaves of Asuro are used to treat coughs, chronic bronchitis, asthma,
atrophy, and rheumatism.
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