Achyranthes coynei
Achyranthes coynei
Achyranthes coynei
Achyranthes coynei
MH380 : Achyranthes coynei
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 47 |
| Synonym | : | Achyranthes coynei Sant.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Lal Agada, Pink Chaff Flower, Coyne's Chaff Flower |
| Plant Family | : | Amaranthaceae |
| Description | : | an erect herb, commonly found as a wasteland herb. It can be distinguished from the more common Prickly Chaff Flower by the fact that the tiny flowers are distinctly pink, whereas they are greenish in Prickly Chaff Flower. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Makhala |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | Leaves are used in treatment of various disorders by folk healers. Antimicrobial and Antioxidant properties; fever, cough, piles etc.
Root powder given internally to kill intestinal worms. Root and stem powder with milk given in general debility. Plant decoction given for easy delivery. (Bhogaonkar and Devarkar 2002) |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: - ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Rare, Endemic |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Bhogaonkar PY and Devarkar VD (1998) Addiions to the Flora of Melghat (some rare and uncommon plants). Technical Bulletin No. VII. The Directorate Project Tiger, Melghat.
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Coyne's%20Chaff%20Flower.html
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/266327
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4484048/ |
| Reference | : | ~ Bhogaonkar PY and Devarkar VD; "Additions to the Flora of Melghat (some rare and uncommon plants)"; The Directorate Project Tiger, Melghat (1998); Technical Bulletin No. VII PMID : ~ Bhogaonkar PY and Devarkar VD; "Some unique ethnomedicinal plants of Korkus of Melghat Tiger Reserve (Maharashtra) "; Ethnobotany (2002); 14: 16-19 PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Equisetopsida |
| Subclass | : |
| Order | : Caryophyllales |
| Family | : Amaranthaceae - Amaranth family |
| Genus | : Achyranthes |
| Species | : Achyranthes coynei |