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Acmella oleracea - Toothache plant

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Common names
[[File:Eyes (2461469537)Acmella_oleracea_002.jpgJPG|200px|thumb|right|''Toothache plant'']]'''Toothache plant''' is an upright or a prostrate perennial plant. The plant is often cultivated as an annual for its edible leaves in parts of the tropics, especially Brazil. It is also grown widely as an ornamental because of the attractive colourful heads .
==Uses==
{{Uses|Toothache}}, {{Uses|Throat infections}}, {{Uses|Gum infections}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Blood parasites}}, {{Uses|Malaria}}.
==Chemical Composition==
The most important taste-active molecules present are fatty acid amides such as spilanthol, which is responsible for the trigeminal and saliva-inducing effects of products such as jambú jambu oleoresin, a concentrated extract of the plant.<ref name="Chemical Composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=|en=Toothache Plant, Para cress|guhi=Akarkar|himr=Akarkar, Pipulka|kn=Hemmugalu|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=|te=}} ==Properties== 
==Habit==
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pinkPink|4-5|Heads in axillary or terminal panicles, Heads often 2 coloured, yellow and reddish-brown}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Achene|Achenes monomorphic, upto 2 mm long, laterally compressed, ciliate at the edges. Pappus of 2 or 1 bristle or absent. |||seeds 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==
Achmella oleracea, the Toothache Plant. (14125177926).jpg|Whole plant
Acmella Oleracea - പല്ലുവേദനചെടി 01.JPG|Leaves
Acmella Oleracea - പല്ലുവേദനചെടി 02.JPG|FlowerAcmella Oleracea - പല്ലുവേദനചെടി 03.JPG|LeavesAcmella Oleracea - പല്ലുവേദനചെടി 04.JPG|Whole herbAcmella Oleracea - പല്ലുവേദനച്ചെടി.JPG|Flowers
</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="Chemical Composition">[https://www.jpsr.pharmainfo.in/Documents/Volumes/vol9Issue08/jpsr09081722.pdf"chemistry"Chemistry]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/32002 "morphology"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 truthinagingtruth in a ging.com]
* [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Acmella_oleracea Acmella oleracea on commons.wikimedia.org]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Asteraceae]]
 
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]

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