Influence of Geographical Variation in the Phytochemistry of Adhatoda vasica leaves

Adhatoda vasica (Vasa) leaf is a common bronchodialator in Ayurveda.It has several quinazoline alkaloids which has high therapeutic values, especially, vasicine.It also contains essential oils, vitamins, steroids and many fatty acids.In this work an attempt was made to compare the effect of geographical variation in the Physicochemical values of Adhatoda vasica leaves collected from different geographical regions of Trivandrum District, the capital of Kerala.The study also extends to compare the quantity of vasicine content in these samples using HPTLC fingerprinting.