Apamarga/Achyranthes aspera, Amaranthaceae

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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.