DD
Vernacular names
- Bengali : Apamg
- English : Prickly Chaff Flowe
- Gujrati : Aghedo
- Hindi : Chirchita, Latjira
- Kannada : Uttarani
- Malayalam : Katalati
- Marathi : Aghada
- Punjabi : Puthakanda
- Tamil : Nayuruv
- Telugu : Uttarenu
- Urdu : Chirchita
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
Apamarga
Achyranthes aspera, Amaranthaceae
Vernacular names
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.
