Botanical Name : Achyranthes aspera
Sanskrit name : Apamarga
English Name : Prickly-Chaff Flower
Family: Amaranthaceae
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Description of Achyranthes aspera :
Found throughout tropical Asia, Africa, Australia and America. An abundant weed in dry places and wastelands, from the seashore to 2,100 m high.
It is an annual or perennial herb. Stem erect, 0.5-2.0m in high, base woody, angular or ribbed, simple or branched, often tinged with pink colour; nodes bulged. Leaves opposite, petiolate, ovate-elliptic-obovate-rounded, in various sizes, apex usually rounded, finely or softly pubescent on both sides. Flowers are in an auxiliary or terminal spikes, which is more than 50 cm in long, greenish white, bracteate and bracteolate. Perianth lobes 4-6, glabrous, shining, ovate-oblong and pointed. Stamens 5 in number, staminodes are truncate, fimbriate, ovary oblong, sub-compressed and ovule solitary. Fruit easily disarticulate, oblong or ovoid and utricle. Seeds inverse, testa coriaceous, embryo annular and surrounded by floury albumin.
Principal
Constituents :
Betaine and Achyranthine are the principal alkaloids, identified from the whole plant. Seeds contain Achyranthes saponin A and its ester, named as Aschyranthes saponin B3. The presence of ecdysterone is also reported. Shoots contain an essential oil, tannins and glycosides.
Betaine and Achyranthine are the principal alkaloids, identified from the whole plant. Seeds contain Achyranthes saponin A and its ester, named as Aschyranthes saponin B3. The presence of ecdysterone is also reported. Shoots contain an essential oil, tannins and glycosides.
Pharmacology:
Alcoholic and aqueous extracts of the roots cause fall in blood pressure but the chloroform extract raised the blood pressure in dogs. Achyranthine produced hypertension and depression of the heart, dilation of blood vessels in dogs, spasmogenic effect in frog rectus muscle and diuretic and purgative effect in albino rats. Alcoholic extract has hypoglycemic activity. Seed saponins increased contraction of the isolated heart of frog, guinea pig & rabbit. The effect was quicker in onset and shorter in duration than that exerted by digoxin. Saponins have phosphorylate activity in heart. Saponins have diuretic activity in albino rats and in dogs.
Alcoholic and aqueous extracts of the roots cause fall in blood pressure but the chloroform extract raised the blood pressure in dogs. Achyranthine produced hypertension and depression of the heart, dilation of blood vessels in dogs, spasmogenic effect in frog rectus muscle and diuretic and purgative effect in albino rats. Alcoholic extract has hypoglycemic activity. Seed saponins increased contraction of the isolated heart of frog, guinea pig & rabbit. The effect was quicker in onset and shorter in duration than that exerted by digoxin. Saponins have phosphorylate activity in heart. Saponins have diuretic activity in albino rats and in dogs.
Clinical studies:
In leprosy patients, the deception of the whole plant along with DDS (Diamino diphenyl sulphone) showed definite improvement in the general health and bacterial index. It is useful in sub acute and mild type of leprosy.
In leprosy patients, the deception of the whole plant along with DDS (Diamino diphenyl sulphone) showed definite improvement in the general health and bacterial index. It is useful in sub acute and mild type of leprosy.
Medicinal Uses:
It has pungent, astringent, diuretic, alterative, antiperiodic and purgative properties. Plant is used in piles, skin eruptions, opthalmia, dysentery, eye and liver complaints, rheumatism, scabies, bronchial affections and in leprosy. Leaves useful in gonorrhoea. Roots in cancer, stomach troubles and bladder stones. Seeds are useful in renal dropsy, bronchial affections and in leprosy. Branches and roots are useful as tooth brushes.
It has pungent, astringent, diuretic, alterative, antiperiodic and purgative properties. Plant is used in piles, skin eruptions, opthalmia, dysentery, eye and liver complaints, rheumatism, scabies, bronchial affections and in leprosy. Leaves useful in gonorrhoea. Roots in cancer, stomach troubles and bladder stones. Seeds are useful in renal dropsy, bronchial affections and in leprosy. Branches and roots are useful as tooth brushes.
ACHYRANTHES ASPERA ( APAMARG )
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| PRODUCT CODE: | NE/AA/005 |
NATURE OF EXTRACT
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DRY EXTRACT
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DESCRIPTION
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BROWN COLOURED
POWDER WITH CHARACTERISTIC ODOUR AND BITTER TASTE
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HEAVY METALS
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NMT 1 PPM NMT 3 PPM |
WATER SOLUBILITY
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MIN. 70%
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SAPONINS
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MIN. 5%
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"These statements have not been evaluated by the food and drug administration or any other regulatory body. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any
disease.
"These statements have not been evaluated by the food and drug administration or any other regulatory body. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any
disease.
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