Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Amaranthus viridis
Scientific Name and Description
Amaranthus viridis L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Amaranthus fasciatus ROXB.
Amaranthus gracilis DESF.
Amaranthus gracilis DESF.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | chuolae, jangli chaulai, jangli-chauli, tendula |
| Kannada | cheakeerae soppu, dagglarive soppu, dagglisoppu, keere soppu, Nottokki |
| Malayalam | cerucira, mullancira |
| Marathi | lahanamat, ran-bhaji,Chaulai |
| Sanskrit | gandira, hilamochaka, tanduliya, tanduliyah, tanduliyaka, vishaghna |
| Tamil | iruvati, iruvatikkirai, kollaikkirai, kullattantukkirai, kuppai-kirai, kuppaikkirai, niccatakkirai, niccatam, peyppalati, peyppalatikkirai, vakucakkirai, vakucam,Cholai |
| Telugu | chilaka thota koora, chilaka-thotakoora, chilakathotakura,Thotakura |
| Common names | green amaranth, cholai, slender amaranth , green amaranth. |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Amaranthus viridis Linn. Amaranthaceae Araikkeerai Herb Leaves Decoction Blood pressure and Cardiotonic
Amaranthus viridis L
Habit- Herb
Parts used - Whole plant
Application - Diuretic; purgative enema during stomach troubles; snake bite; stomach ache; flu; cold; Erysipelas; scorpion sting
Treatment - General
References - Ignacimuthu et al. 2008, Kayani et al. 2014
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Ignacimuthu et al. 2008
Kayani et al. 2014
Flora of the Indian Desert Author - Bhandari M.M
Flora of Rajasthan Vol.2 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
Flora of Chamba District (Himachal Pradesh) Author - Harindar Singh and M Sharma
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol II Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Amaranthus viridis. (2023, March 25). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranthus_viridis