Prostrate Pasture weed

Scientific name of Prostrate Pasture weed: Cyathula prostrate/ Achyranthes diffusa
Name of Prostrate Pasture weed in different languages:-
English: Cyathula
Sanskrit: Apamarga
Hindi: लाल चिरचिटा -Lal chirchita
Tamil: சிவப்பு நாயுருவி Chiivappu nayuruvi
Malayalam: Cherukadalady- ചെറുകടലാടി
Plant description:
Prostrate Pasture weed or Cyathula is an annual herb, branched, hairy, reach at the length of 1, the stems prostrate and creeping, branches ascending up to 100 cm long. Stems are dark purple to yellow- brown. Leaf stalks grow up to 1.5 cm long, hairy, opposite, up to 6 cm long and 3.5 cm wide, ovate to elliptic, pubescent, tapered apex. Stem up to 30 cm long. Flowers are pale pink or violet, found in clusters of 1 to 3 perfect flowers.
Useful plant parts:
Whole plant and roots
Leaf Arrangement
Shape-Ovate | Margin-Entire | Venation-pinnate |
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Medicinal uses:
Antibacterial, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anticancer and anti-diabetic
Chemical contents:
Steroids, Flavonoids, Saponins, Tannins, Cardiac glycosides and Alkaloids
It is used as an ingredient to prepare the Ayurveda medicines like:
Aviltholadi Bhasmam
VangaBhasmam
Yasada Bhasmam
Jathyadi Grutham
DiurestonTablet
Pathrina Tablets
Apamarga Kshara Taila
Maha Vishagarbha Tailam
Murivenna Oil