Achyranthes aspera, Amaranthaceae
Medicinal Uses
- Petechial hemorrhage: The
paste red colored apamarga
leaves paste is applied over the
oedematous lesions, inflamed
area and over the petechial parts
of the body. This helps to cure is
discase within 2-3 days. - Prameha( Diabetes): 3 gram each of Apamarga seeds and Methi seeds powder is taken early in the morning in empty stomach along with one cup of warm water. This is very effective against diabetes and obesity. This decreases the excessive hunger and thirst.
- Dysmenorrhea: 10gms of whole plant coarse powder is boiled in 200ml of water and till it reduced to 50ml. This filtered decoction consumed 1-2 days prior to expected date of menstruation till it stops. This relieves pain and irregularity of the menses.
- Urirary Calculi: 6-8 twigs of Apamarga soaked in sour buttermilk (100-200 ml) over night. Next day morning it is macerated well, filtered and consumed. This helps to relieve chronic dysuria, recurrent UTI, urinary calculi and gall stones.
- Bleeding disorders: 5-10 ml of leaf juice is mixed with turmeric powder to made fine paste . This paste applied over the bleeding wound to arrest the bleeding immediately.
Vernacular names
Bengali : Apamg
English : Prickly Chaff Flower
Gujrati : Aghedo
Hindi : Chirchita, Latjira
Kannada : Uttarani
Malayalam : Katalati
Marathi : Aghada
Punjabi : Puthakanda
Tamil : Nayuruvi
Telugu : Uttarenu
Urdu : Chirchita
