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'''Amaranthus spinosus''' is much-branched annual plant. It grows up to 100cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of food and medicines. The leaves are sometimes sold as a vegetable in local markets.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Internal bleeding}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Excessive menstruation}}, {{Uses|Snake bites}}, {{Uses|Ulcerated mouths}}, {{Uses|Vaginal discharges}}, {{Uses|Nosebleeds}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Eczema}}, {{Uses|Boils}}, {{Uses|Burns}}.
===Food===
Prickly Amaranth can be used in food. Tender shoots and leaves are cooked as vegetable. Sharp thorns are clipped off before cooking. Young leaves are dried and stored for use in off season<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Parts Used==
==Chemical Composition==
Seven compounds, including two diglycoside flavonoids hesperidin (1) and rutin (2), one phenolic acid (E)‐ferulic acid (3), two amino acids namely tyrosine (4) and arginine (5) and two sterols comprising spinasterol (6) and spinasterol 3‐O‐β‐D‐glucopyranoside (7) were isolated from the whole plant of Amaranthus spinosus Letc.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Tanduliuyah|en=Prickly Amaranth|gu=|hi=Kanta chaulai|kn=Mulluharive soppu|ml=Kattumullenkeera|mr=Kante bhaji|ta=mullukkeerai}}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
===Guna===
===Prabhava===
===Nutritional components===
It contains the Following Nutritional components like Vitamin-A, B6, B12, C, D, D2, D3,E, K, Niacin (B3), Thiamine (B1), Ribofl avin, Potassium, Sodium<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Habit==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivateCultivation Details==Prefers a well-drained fertile soil in a sunny position[200]. Grows best in a moist soil, but is able to tolerate fairly dry soils and also quite wet, but not waterlogged.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>. Amaranthus spinosus's availability period is from September to December<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Roadsides}}, {{Commonly seen|Waste places}}, {{Commonly seen|Fields}}, {{Commonly seen|Open areas}}.
==Photo Gallery==
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/vjch.201900023 Chemistry]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">Useful tropical plants by The ferns.information website</ref>
<ref name="Common names">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:295</ref>
<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.21, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
</references>
