APAMARGA (Achyranthes aspera)
Apamarga
Scientific name: Achyranthes aspera Linn
Common name: chaff
flower, snake's tail
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Habit: Herbs
Parts used: Entire
plant
Chemical
constituents: seeds yields saponins, whole plant contains alkaloids
achyranthine and betaine, roots contain ecdysterone and oleanolic acid.
Uses:
-young leaves are
eaten as a pot herb
-seeds are
nutritious when cooked with milk and are potential sources of food
-it is reported to
be pungent, astringent, pectoral and diuretic
-it is used as
emmenagogue and in treatment of piles, skin eruptions, dysentery, leprosy,
tetanus, menorrhagia.
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