Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | prickly chaff flower |
| Hindi | andhi jalo, andhijhara, apang, appamarg, chichra, chirchira, chirchitta, cicimda, circita, dintara, kanti, kantta, katio bhuratio, khara, latjira, latjiri, lich kuri, puth kanda, puthkanda, puthkunda, putkanda, sn apamargh, ultokure, undhokanto, undo kanto, unta ghada, Apamarga (अपामार्ग) |
| Kannada | kempu uthraani, mayooraka, utrani-gida, utranigida, uttaraane, uttaraani, uttaraani gida, uttarane, uttaranee, uttarani, uttrane |
| Malayalam | cadelari, kadaladi, katalati, valiyakatalati, vankatalati |
| Marathi | aghaada, aghada, aghadha, aghado, aghara, pandhara-aghada, surat, Aghadhi (आघाडी) |
| Sanskrit | adhahsalya, adhoghanta, adhvashalya, aghamargava, aghata, apamarga, apamargah, apamargaha, apangakpushpi, chamatkara, dhamargava, durabhigraha, durgraha, kantarika, kanti, karkatapippali, katalati, katumanjirika, kharamanjari, kini, kinit, kishaparni, ksharamadhya, kshuraka, kubja, malakanta, markati, mayura, mayuraka, pandukantaka, parakpushpi, pratyakparni, pratyakpuspa, pratyakpuspi, shaikharika, shkhari, sikhari, sthalamanjari, talakata, vasiraअपामार्ग apāmārga |
| Tamil | akatam, akatamonicceti, akatturam, akayamauni, ancanati, apamarkkam, apamarkki, apamarutamuli, aparamarkkam, aramaravam, aramiyam1, atokantam, attuvacalliyam, caitanniyam, cakarikam, caramattiyam, cavakam, cavuntati, cekari, cekarikam, cennayuruvi, cikari, cikiciram, cirukatalati, cirukatalaticceti, civanta nayuruvi, culanam, cuvanam, cuvayam, iraviliyanputu, kacurantam, kalvacamati, kamankalam, kancari, karakkarati, karamantali, karapippivi, karattilkaram, cikacceti, karcikam, karumalaki, karumancari, karumancaricceti, karumpai, katalati, katavakam, katumancaricceti, katumancarikai, katumancarikam, katunti, kavutam, kecaravaram, kecarikacceti, kecarikam, kicaparnam, kicaparni, kicaparnicceti, kicaparunicceti, kicavalli, kicavallicceti, kincakapanni, kincakapannicceti, kincapanni, kini, kirusnapanni, kolitakikam, kotavi, kottakacceti, kottakam, kottavi1, kottavivittirukki, kottavivittirukku, kurccakacitacceti, kurccanacitam, kurmakkerutamuli, lokkikacceti, lokkila, makatacceti, makatam,malakantacceti, malakantam, mamuni, mamuniki, mamuri, manakimuli, manca, mancari, mancaricceti, manikkarutu, manikkayaru, markkatapippali, markkatappippili, markkavikam,maruttipoti maruttira, maruttiracceti, mayirakam, mayurakacceti, mayurakam, mayuram , munrutari, munrutarikkoti, na-yurivi, naayurivi, naayuruvi, nahiooroovie vayr, navuri, nayiranci, nayiranci, naykkittam, naykuruvi, nayurivi, nayuruvi, nayurvi, nayuviri, nayvananki, nayvanankicceti, pataramukki, pataramukkicceti, pellaunacceti, pellaunam, pinrutari 1, pinrutaricceti, pippilicikari, pirattiyakapanni, pirattiyakapannicceti, pirattiyakpanni, pirattiyaputpam, puli 1, puratiyuram, shiru-kadaladi, sirukadaladi, tamarkkavam, tarattilkaram, tucciram, tutaivi, ulimani, uruvi, uttareni, valanatikamam, vancamuli, vantamarkkam, varakamarkkam, varkamarkkam, varkamarutacceti, vellainayuruvi, vennayuruvi, viralaneri, viralnericceti, virarkoti, visakkani, vittirukki, yakattam, yapamarakkam, Neyuruvi (நெயருவி) |
| Telugu | antisa, antisha, apamaargamu, apamargamu, dubbinachettu, pratyukpushpi, utta-reni, uttaraene, uttaren, uttareni, utthareni, Uttalapala (ఉత్తలపాల) |
| Tibetan | a pa ma rga, a pa ma rga (d), a-pa-ma-rga |
| Urdu | Chirchita, charchatta, rakh chirchitta |
| Poonch District of Jammu And Kashmir Region | Phut Kanda |
| Punjabi | Puthakanda |
| Common name | chaff-flower,prickly chaff flower,devil's horsewhip, |
- Paralysis - Root powder taken with a a glass of milk.
- Abdominal pain - Extract leaf juice and taken with glass of water.
Source: Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 2017; 6(1): 405-410
- Its ash having high proportion of potash, acts as antacid.
- A bath with whole plant decoction relieves itching in skin diseases.
- Powder of whole plant cures spleen enlargements.
- Decoction of plant is diuretic while its ash is used in cold and cough.
- Leaves are used to treat asthma.
- Decoction of powdered leaves useful in the early stages of diarrhoea and dysentery.
- The juice of leaves is valuable in stomach disorders, kidney problems and is also applied externally over cuts and wounds.
- Its powdered root is very useful in pneumonia and cholera.
- Paste of the root is very beneficial in eye disorders (Opthalmia and opacity of the cornea).
- Root paste with cold water is given to stop bleeding after abortion.
- Root powder given as an antidote in dog bite, scorpion sting and rat bite.
- Root paste is applied on the abdomen for facilitating easy and painless delivery.
- Seeds mixed with milk are used as tonic.
Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003
Antidote for : Scorpion sting
Part used : Root
5 grams of dried roots are pounded, decoction is prepared by boiling in 200ml of water, reduced to 50 ml and cooled, filtered and administered internally about 20ml of filtrate decoction for scorpion bite.
Source: Antidote: Medicinal plants - Dr. Shivamanjunatha MP - JMPS 2022; 10(1): 139-143
1. Petechial hemorrhage: The paste red colored apamarga leaves paste is applied over the oedematous lesions, inflamed area and over the petechial parts of the body. This helps to cure the disease within 2-3 days.
2. Prameha (Diabetes): 3 grams each of Apamarga seeds and Methi seeds powder is taken early in the morning on an empty stomach along with one cup of warm water. This is very effective against diabetes and obesity. This decreases the excessive hunger and thirst.
3. Dysmenorrhea: 10 gms of whole plant coarse powder is boiled in 200ml of water and till it is reduced to 50 ml. This filtered decoction consumed 1-2 days prior to the expected date of menstruation till it stops.This relieves pain and irregularity of the menses.
4. Urinary Calculi: 6-8 twigs of Apamarga soaked in sour buttermilk (100-200 ml) overnight. Next day morning it is macerated well, filtered and consumed. This helps to relieve chronic dysuria, recurrent UTI, urinary calculi and gallstones.
5. Bleeding disorders: 5-10 ml of leaf juice is mixed with turmeric powder to make fine paste . This paste applied over the bleeding wound to arrest the bleeding immediately.
Source: Ayurveda offering Herbal Healing by Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) India.
Achyranthes aspera L. Latjeera Amaranthaceae Respiratory disorders
Botanical name : Achyranthes aspera Lin
Family : Amaranthaceae
Part used : Root
Antidote for : Scorpion sting
Formulations and application : 5 grams of dried roots are pounded, decoction is prepared by boiling in 200ml of water, reduced to 50 ml and cooled, filtered and administered internally about 20ml of filtrate decoction for scorpion bite.
Source: Antidote: Medicinal plants - Dr. Shivamanjunatha MP - JMPS 2022; 10(1): 139-143
Achyranthes aspera L. Uttareni Amaranthaceae Root Scorpion sting, tooth-ache
Achyranthes aspera L. Chirchita Amaranthaceae Herb Leaf alkaloids, saponins, tannins, flavonoids, glycosides, steroids
Achyranthes aspera L. Amaranthaceae Nayuruvi Herb Leaves and roots Decoction Anticholesterol
Achyranthes aspera L
Habit- Erect or straggling herb
Parts used - Whole plant
Application - Diuretic; ease for child birth; epilepsy; antidote to poisonous bites; piles; cough; mentally retarded; Diverticulosis and diverticulitis; tumor; digestion; leucoderma; asthma; antifertility; anaemia; gastrointestinal disorder; eczema; jaundice; menstural disorder; abortion
Treatment - Women; pregnant women; General
References - Rajan et al. 1997
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Literature
Citations
Achyranthes aspera. (2022, June 18). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achyranthes_aspera