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==Uses==
{{Uses|Toothache}}, {{Uses|Throat infections}}, {{Uses|Gum infections}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Blood parasites}}, {{Uses|Malaria}}.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Flower}}.
==Chemical Composition==
Mature seeds contain alkali like abrine, precatorine, etc., abraline; toxalbumin like abrin I, II, III, etc., abrus agglutinin I, II (A. P. A Ⅰ, Ⅱ), sterols like abricin, squnalene, alcohol likeβ-amyrin, cycloartenol, 5β-cholanic acid, abrussic acid, sophoradiol, trimethyltryptophan abrusin galactose, arabinose, xylose, polysaccharide and flavonoids compounds, Seed covers contain gallic acid, abranin), delphinidin.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Gulaganji|ml=Kunni, Kunnikkuru|sa=Gunja|ta=Gundumani, Kundumani|te=Gurivinda or Guriginja|hi=Gaungchi, Gunchi|en=Equirity}}
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
===Guna===
Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)
===Veerya===
Ushna (Hot)
===Vipaka===
Katu (Pungent)
===Karma===
Kapha, Vata
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Perennial Herb}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Paripinnate|Oblong|Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
Prefers a sunny position. Plants have escaped from cultivation in New Caledonia, where the species is classified as 'Invasive'. There is a wild form with much stronger flavoured leaves that is occasionally used in salads but is more commonly used medicinally, especially to treat toothache
.A cultivated form 'Oleracea' has milder flavoured leaves and has become very popular in Brazil both as a salad and an addition to soups.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Weedy places}}, {{Commonly seen|Wet localities}}, {{Commonly seen|Lakeside marshes}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
Achmella oleracea, the Toothache Plant. (14125177926).jpg
Acmella Oleracea - പല്ലുവേദനചെടി 01.JPG
Acmella Oleracea - പല്ലുവേദനചെടി 02.JPG
Acmella Oleracea - പല്ലുവേദനചെടി 03.JPG
Acmella Oleracea - പല്ലുവേദനചെടി 04.JPG
Acmella Oleracea - പല്ലുവേദനച്ചെടി.JPG
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://web.archive.org/web/20130728111350/http://libproject.hkbu.edu.hk/was40/detail?lang=en&channelid=1288&searchword=herb_id%3DD01344 "chemistry"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/32002 "morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.phid=Acmella+oleracea "Cultivation"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Toothache%20Plant.html Acmella oleracea on flowers of india.net]
* [https://www.truthinaging.com/ingredients/acmella-oleracea Acmella oleracea on truthinaging.com]
* [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Acmella_oleracea Acmella oleracea on commons.wikimedia.org]
[[Category:Herbs]]
