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It contains the Following Nutritional components like Vitamin AVitamin-A, B6, B12, C, D, D2, D3,E, K, Niacin (B3), Thiamine (B1), Ribofl avin, Potassium, Sodium.
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It contains the Following Nutritional components like Vitamin AVitamin-A, B6, B12, C, D, D2, D3,E, K, Niacin (B3), Thiamine (B1), Ribofl avin, Potassium, Sodium.<ref name="Nutritional components"/>
  
 
==Habit==
 
==Habit==

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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

Internal bleeding, Diarrhoea, Excessive menstruation, Snake bites, Ulcerated mouths, Vaginal discharges, Nosebleeds, Wounds, Eczema, Boils, 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.

Parts Used

Stem, Leaves, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

Seven compounds, including two diglycoside flavonoids hesperidin and rutin, one phenolic acid (E)‐ferulic acid, two amino acids namely tyrosine and arginine and two sterols comprising spinasterol and spinasterol 3‐O‐β‐D‐glucopyranoside etc.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Mulluharive soppu
Hindi Kanta chaulai
Malayalam Kattumullenkeera
Tamil mullukkeerai
Telugu NA
Marathi Kante bhaji
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Tanduliuyah
English Prickly Amaranth

[2]

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Nutritional components

It contains the Following Nutritional components like Vitamin AVitamin-A, B6, B12, C, D, D2, D3,E, K, Niacin (B3), Thiamine (B1), Ribofl avin, Potassium, Sodium.[3]

Habit

Annual

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

Cultivation Details

Prefers a well-drained fertile soil in a sunny position. Grows best in a moist soil, but is able to tolerate fairly dry soils and also quite wet, but not waterlogged. Amaranthus spinosus's availability period is from September to December[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Roadsides, Waste places, Fields, Open areas.

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References

  1. Chemistry
  2. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Common names
  3. Forest food for Northern region of western ghat pdf by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, MACS - Agharkar Research Institute, Pune
  4. [Morphology]
  5. [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Amaranthus+sp <ref name="Common names">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:295

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