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Achyranthes aspera L.
{{Infobox
|title = Apamarga
|label1 = Section/Chapter
|data1 = Herb database/Apamarga
|label2 = Botanical name(s)
|data2 = Achyranthes aspera L.
|label3 = Family
|data3 = Amarantheceae
|label4 = Availability
|data4 = Available
|label5 = Contributors
|data5 = --
|label6 = Year of publication
|data6 = 2025
|label7 = Publisher
|data7 = [[Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre]]
|label8 = DOI
|data8 = Awaited
}}
==English name ==
Prickly Chaff Flower
==Therapeutic use<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 2:04</ref>==
Sula(pain), udararoga , apachi, arsha, kandu, medoroga
==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Pratyakpushpi(deflexed flowers), Kharapushpa, Shikhari(bears terminal spike inflorescence), Durgraha(difficult to hold), Adhashalya(spinuous bracteols and pointed perianth), Karmanjri
==Synonyms in bhavaprakasa nighantu<ref> Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Bhavaprakash Nighantu. Reprint Edition 2020, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, guduchyadi varga, verse no.-219,220,221</ref>==
Mayuraka(it is anti-poisonous or cure many diseases), markati, kinihi, kharamanjari (inflorence has spinous bracteols and pointed perianth, hence prickly to touch)
==Varieries==
==Bhavaprakasa nighantu , Dhanvantari nighantu, Raja nighantu==
# Sweta
# Rakta
==Kaiyadeva nighantu==
# Apamarga
# Vasira
# Ramatha
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Properties
|-
! Sr.no. !! Pharmacological criteria !! Properties
|-
| 1 || Taste ([[rasa]]) || Pungent (katu), Bitter (tikta)
|-
| 2 || Potency ([[veerya]]) ||Hot (ushna)
|-
| 3 || Post digestion effect ([[vipaka]]) || Pungent (katu)
|-
| 4 || Qualities ([[guna]])|| Light (laghu), Rough (ruksha), Sharp (tikshna)
|-
| 5 || Actions ([[karma]]) || Pacify Kapha and Vata, Purification of Kapha and Pitta
|-
|}
== Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Herbs and their activities
|-
! Sr.no. !! Reference in Charak Samhita !! Activity
|-
| 1
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 1/82, 2/3, 2/33
| Phalini (Nasya) (Errhine therapy)
|-
| 2
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(23)
|Vamanopag mahakashaya(helping emesis)
|-
|3
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 25/40
|Agrya Sangraha(collections of best food articles, factors and drugs in various conditions)
|-
|4
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 6/17
|Abhyantar Krimi Chikitsa(trearment of worm infestation)
|-
|5
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/135
|Vaman dravyani(emetic dravya)
|-
|6
|Cha.Sa.[[Sharira Sthana]] 8/19
|Punsavan Karma
|-
|7
|Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 1/14
|Vamanarth(for emesis)
|-
|8
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 8/176
|As a Utsadan dravya Bahyaprayogarth(external application)
|-
|9
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 9/66
|Used as Nashya and Anjan prayogarth
|-
|10
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 10/18
|Ingredient in Mahapanchagavya Ghrita
|-
|11
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 10/44
|As a Nasya dravya
|-
|12
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 13/171
|In formulation of kshara
|-
|13
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 17/126
|As an ingredient of muktadhya churna.
|-
|14
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 18/57
|As an ingredient of agastya haritaki leha.
|-
|15
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 26/184
|Used in Kaphaja Siroroga for Pradhamana nasya.
|-
|}
==Dose<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 2:04</ref>==
* 20-50 gm of the drug for decoction
==Important formulation<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 2:04</ref>==
* Apamargakshara
* Apamargakshara taila
* Abhaya lavana
* Gudapippali
* Jyotishmati taila
== Current availability==
Available
== Current researches ==
https://cb.imsc.res.in/imppat/phytochemical/Achyranthes%20aspera
[[Category: Database of herbs and minerals | Herbs]]
This article is under development ..
{{Infobox
|title = Apamarga
|label1 = Section/Chapter
|data1 = Herb database/Apamarga
|label2 = Botanical name(s)
|data2 = Achyranthes aspera L.
|label3 = Family
|data3 = Amarantheceae
|label4 = Availability
|data4 = Available
|label5 = Contributors
|data5 = --
|label6 = Year of publication
|data6 = 2025
|label7 = Publisher
|data7 = [[Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre]]
|label8 = DOI
|data8 = Awaited
}}
==English name ==
Prickly Chaff Flower
==Therapeutic use<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 2:04</ref>==
Sula(pain), udararoga , apachi, arsha, kandu, medoroga
==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Pratyakpushpi(deflexed flowers), Kharapushpa, Shikhari(bears terminal spike inflorescence), Durgraha(difficult to hold), Adhashalya(spinuous bracteols and pointed perianth), Karmanjri
==Synonyms in bhavaprakasa nighantu<ref> Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Bhavaprakash Nighantu. Reprint Edition 2020, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, guduchyadi varga, verse no.-219,220,221</ref>==
Mayuraka(it is anti-poisonous or cure many diseases), markati, kinihi, kharamanjari (inflorence has spinous bracteols and pointed perianth, hence prickly to touch)
==Varieries==
==Bhavaprakasa nighantu , Dhanvantari nighantu, Raja nighantu==
# Sweta
# Rakta
==Kaiyadeva nighantu==
# Apamarga
# Vasira
# Ramatha
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Properties
|-
! Sr.no. !! Pharmacological criteria !! Properties
|-
| 1 || Taste ([[rasa]]) || Pungent (katu), Bitter (tikta)
|-
| 2 || Potency ([[veerya]]) ||Hot (ushna)
|-
| 3 || Post digestion effect ([[vipaka]]) || Pungent (katu)
|-
| 4 || Qualities ([[guna]])|| Light (laghu), Rough (ruksha), Sharp (tikshna)
|-
| 5 || Actions ([[karma]]) || Pacify Kapha and Vata, Purification of Kapha and Pitta
|-
|}
== Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Herbs and their activities
|-
! Sr.no. !! Reference in Charak Samhita !! Activity
|-
| 1
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 1/82, 2/3, 2/33
| Phalini (Nasya) (Errhine therapy)
|-
| 2
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(23)
|Vamanopag mahakashaya(helping emesis)
|-
|3
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 25/40
|Agrya Sangraha(collections of best food articles, factors and drugs in various conditions)
|-
|4
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 6/17
|Abhyantar Krimi Chikitsa(trearment of worm infestation)
|-
|5
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/135
|Vaman dravyani(emetic dravya)
|-
|6
|Cha.Sa.[[Sharira Sthana]] 8/19
|Punsavan Karma
|-
|7
|Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 1/14
|Vamanarth(for emesis)
|-
|8
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 8/176
|As a Utsadan dravya Bahyaprayogarth(external application)
|-
|9
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 9/66
|Used as Nashya and Anjan prayogarth
|-
|10
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 10/18
|Ingredient in Mahapanchagavya Ghrita
|-
|11
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 10/44
|As a Nasya dravya
|-
|12
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 13/171
|In formulation of kshara
|-
|13
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 17/126
|As an ingredient of muktadhya churna.
|-
|14
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 18/57
|As an ingredient of agastya haritaki leha.
|-
|15
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 26/184
|Used in Kaphaja Siroroga for Pradhamana nasya.
|-
|}
==Dose<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 2:04</ref>==
* 20-50 gm of the drug for decoction
==Important formulation<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 2:04</ref>==
* Apamargakshara
* Apamargakshara taila
* Abhaya lavana
* Gudapippali
* Jyotishmati taila
== Current availability==
Available
== Current researches ==
https://cb.imsc.res.in/imppat/phytochemical/Achyranthes%20aspera
[[Category: Database of herbs and minerals | Herbs]]
This article is under development ..