HERBAL GARDEN
Vivek college of Ayurvedic Sciences & Hospital Bijnor UP
अपामार्ग
Classification
चरक- Shirovirechanopaga, Krimighna, Vamnopaga
सुश्रुत- Arkadi
भावप्रकाश-
Synoyms
Apamarga-It cures problems like vomiting etc.
Kinihi- It cures the eruptive conditions like vrana etc.
Kharmanjari- Its inflorescence gives rise to very rough feeling for touch.
Pratyakpuspa- Its flowers are oppositely facing on the spike.
Adhahshalya- the fruits stick to the cloths, make the plant hard to grab and act as weapon in favor of the plant.
Habit
Erect annual- perennial herb, 1/3 – 1 m or more in height.
Habitat
Peninsular India and Sri Lanka.
Morphology
- Stem - generally simple in annuals and branched from woody base when perennial.
- Leaves- Simple, opposite, petiolate, distantly arranged.
- Flowers- Flowers of terminal male & female in axillary fascicles together, greenish yellow.
- Fruits (फल) - Look like a Brihi (Tandulya).
- Seeds- Small, brown in color.
Chemical Composition
Guna-Karma
Rasa-Tikta,katu
Guna- Tikshna ,
Virya- Ushna
Vipaka- Katu
Karma-
Doshakarma- कफvaathar
Medicinal uses
Bhasmaka, hridroga, adhyaman, arsh, karnanada, badhirya
Useful Part
Root , Seed , Leaf , Whole plant
Doses
Juice-10-20 ml
Powder 3-6 gm
Important Formulation
Apamargakshar tail,
Vachadi ghrita,
Panchgavya ghrita,
Gorochanadi gutika
Hindi Name
चिरचिटा
English Name
Prickly chaff flower
Botanical Name
Achyranthes aspera Linn.
Family
Amaranthaceae