Family- Amaranthaceae.
Habitat- Cultivated fields, waste places and along roadsides.
English- Spiny Amaranth, Thorny Amaranth, Spiny Pigweed.
Ayurvedic- Tanduliya, Tandulaka,Meghnaad, Megharava, Vishaghn,Alpamaarish.
Siddha/Tamil- Mullukkeerai.
Folk- Katili-chaulai.
Action- Galactogenic, laxative,emollient, spasmolytic, diuretic.Pollen extract—used for allergic asthma and allergic rhinitis. Root—used in menorrhoea.Plant contains sterols. Leaves and stems contain alpha-spinasterol and hentriacontane. Leaves also contain amino acids with high content of lysine.
Dosage - Whole plant—10-20 ml juice; 400-800 mg powder.(CCRAS.)
Habitat- Cultivated fields, waste places and along roadsides.
English- Spiny Amaranth, Thorny Amaranth, Spiny Pigweed.
Ayurvedic- Tanduliya, Tandulaka,Meghnaad, Megharava, Vishaghn,Alpamaarish.
Siddha/Tamil- Mullukkeerai.
Folk- Katili-chaulai.
Action- Galactogenic, laxative,emollient, spasmolytic, diuretic.Pollen extract—used for allergic asthma and allergic rhinitis. Root—used in menorrhoea.Plant contains sterols. Leaves and stems contain alpha-spinasterol and hentriacontane. Leaves also contain amino acids with high content of lysine.
Dosage - Whole plant—10-20 ml juice; 400-800 mg powder.(CCRAS.)
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