Achyranthes aspera L. - devil's horsewhip
Achyranthes aspera L. - devil's horsewhip
Achyranthes aspera L. - devil's horsewhip
Achyranthes aspera L. - devil's horsewhip
Achyranthes aspera L. - devil's horsewhip
MH235 : Achyranthes aspera L.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 431 |
| Synonym | : | Achyranthes acuminata E. Mey. ex Cooke & Wright;
Synonym Achyranthes canescens R. Br.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Aghada, Kutra, K- Iphil Zara, Chirachinta, Chirchira; Chingchingi, Chirchita, Latjira, Onga, Pandhara-aghada, Prickly Chaff Flower, chaff-flower, prickly chaff flower, devil's horsewhip, apamarga |
| Plant Family | : | Amaranthaceae |
| Description | : | an erect or prostrate, annual or perennial herb, often with a woody base, which grows as wasteland herb every where. Since time immemorial, it is in use as folk medicine. It holds a reputed position as medicinal herb in different systems of medicine in India. Stems 0.4-2 m, pilose or puberulent. Leaf blades elliptic, ovate, or broadly ovate to orbiculate, obovate-orbiculate, or broadly rhombate, 1-20 × 2-6 cm, adpressed-pubescent abaxially and adaxially. Inflorescences to 30 cm; bracts membranous; bracteoles long-aristate, spinose; wings attached at sides and base. Flowers: tepals 4 or 5, length 3-7 mm; pseudostaminodes with margins fimbriate at apex, often with dorsal scale. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | to treat fistula, and as oral medicine for obesity, tumors; used in treatment of cough, bronchitis and rheumatism, malarial fever, dysentery, asthma, hypertension and diabetes, anti-cancer, emmenagogue, purgative, diuretic, anti-malarial, antihyperlipidemic, estrogenic, antileprotic, antispasmodic, cardiotonic, anti-bacterial, and anti-viral agents in traditional systems of medicine. It is also used as antiasthmatic antitussive and in the treatment of snake bite, hydrophobia, urinary calculi, rabies, influenza, otorrhoea, piles, bronchitis, Diarrhea, renal dropsies, gonorrhea, and abdominal pain. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Betaine; Achyranthine; Hentriacontane; Ecdysterone; Achyranthes saponin A;Achyranthes saponin B; Achyranthes saponin C;Achyranthes saponin D; Bisdesmosidic Saponin I; Bisdesmosidic Saponin II; Bisdesmosidic Saponin III; Oleanolic Acid; aglycone; pentatriacontane; 6-pentatriacontanone; hexatriacontane; tritriacontane; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (1): Oleanolic Acid; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- Saurabh Srivastav et al J. Nat. Prod. Plant Resour., 2011, 1 (1): 1 to 14
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Prickly%20Chaff%20Flower.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achyranthes_aspera
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/32866
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3644760/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5052942/ |
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| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Caryophyllidae |
| Order | : Caryophyllales |
| Family | : Amaranthaceae - Amaranth family |
| Genus | : Achyranthes L. - chaff flower |
| Species | : Achyranthes aspera L. - devil's horsewhip |