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Amaranthus spinosus - Prickly Amaranth
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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.
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 L.[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 |
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
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
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
How to plant/cultivate
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.[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ Chemistry
- ↑ ["morphology"]
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
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- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Internal bleeding
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diarrhoea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Excessive menstruation
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Snake bites
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Ulcerated mouths
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Vaginal discharges
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Nosebleeds
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Wounds
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Eczema
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Boils
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Burns
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- Herbs with common name in Marathi
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