Achyranthes aspera: 2 definitions

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Achyranthes aspera means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Achyranthes aspera (denoted by the Sanskrit term Pratyakpuṣpā) is administered to elephants in their fourth decade, according to the 15th century Matangalila composed by Nilakantha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 11, “On the keeping of elephants and their daily and seasonal regimen”]: “26. But to kalyāṇas (elephants in the fourth decade, the prime of life) one shall give meal compounded of [pratyakpuṣpā—Achyranthes aspera, ...]; this meal, mixed with sesame oil, is efficacious on awakening”.

Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Biology (plants and animals)

1) Achyranthes aspera L. is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Achyranthes aspera Wall., Achyranthes aspera J. Jacq., Achyranthes aspera Duss, Achyranthes aspera var. indica L., Achyranthes aspera var. obtusifolia (Lamarck) Suess., Achyranthes indica (L.) Mill., Achyranthes indica Mill., Achyranthes obtusifolia Lam., Achyranthes robusta C.H. Wright, Centrostachys aspera (L.) Standl., Centrostachys aspera Standl., Centrostachys indica (L.) Standl., Centrostachys indica Standl..

References regarding Achyranthes aspera L. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1768)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (Lamarck) (1783)
· Flora Indica (1824)
· Numer. List (6924)
· Ann. Inst. Col. Marseille (1896)
· Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences (1915)
· Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana (1958)
· Research Bulletin (1970)
· Flora of West Pakistan (1974)
· The India Journal of Experimental Biology (IJEB) (1977)
· Recent Res. Pl. Sci. (1979)
· Journal of Palynology (1980)
· Economic Botany (1981)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1982)
· Acta Botanica Indica (1982)
· Tropical Plant Science Research. New Delhi (1983)
· Taxon (1992)
· Opera Botanica (1993)
· Phytomedicine. (2002)
· Phytotherapy Research (2003)
· Veterinary and Human Toxicology (2003)
· Contraception (2006)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2006)
· African Health Sciences (2006)

2) Achyranthes aspera L. var. argentea (Thwaites) C.B. Clarke is another plant having the following synonyms: Achyranthes argentea Thwaites, Achyranthes aspera var. argentea (Lam.) Boiss..

References regarding Achyranthes aspera L. var. argentea (Thwaites) C.B. Clarke for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:

· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1785)
· Autikon Botanikon (1840)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae (1861)
· Flora orientalis (1879)
· The Flora of British India (1885)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1909)

3) Achyranthes aspera L. var. aspera is another plant having the following synonyms: Achyranthes aspera var. indica L., Achyranthes indica (L.) Mill., Achyranthes obtusifolia Lam., Centrostachys indica (L.) Standl..

References regarding Achyranthes aspera L. var. aspera for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1768)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1783)
· Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences (1915)
· Fieldiana, Botany (1946)
· Fieldiana, Botany (1983)
· Revista de Biologia Tropical (1995)
· Harvard Papers in Botany (2005)

4) Achyranthes aspera L. var. porphyrostachya (Wall. ex Moq.) Hook. f. is another plant having the following synonyms: Achyranthes argentea Lam., Achyranthes argentea Thwaites, Achyranthes argentea var. borbonica Berhaut, Achyranthes porphyristachya Wall., Achyranthes porphyristachya Moq., Achyranthes porphyristachya Wall. ex Moq., Achyranthes porphyrostachya Wall., Achyranthes porphyrostachya Moq., Achyranthes porphyrostachya Wall. ex Moq..

References regarding Achyranthes aspera L. var. porphyrostachya (Wall. ex Moq.) Hook. f. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:

· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (Lamarck) (1785)
· Numer. List (6925)
· Autikon Botanikon (1840)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1849)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae (1861)
· Flora orientalis (1879)
· The Flora of British India (1885)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1909)
· Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France, Mémoires (1954)

5) Achyranthes aspera L. var. rubrofusca (Wight) Hook. is another plant having the following synonyms: Achyranthes rubrofusca Wight.

References regarding Achyranthes aspera L. var. rubrofusca (Wight) Hook. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis (1778)
· The Flora of British India (1885)
· Tetrahedron.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Search found 32 books and stories containing Achyranthes aspera; (plurals include: Achyranthes asperas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Review of Achyranthes Aspera: Ethnopharmacology and Therapeutics < [Volume 10, Issue 5: September-October 2023]

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Guggulu Kaharasutra for treating Bhagandara (fistula-in-ano): case report. < [Volume 1, issue 1: September - October 2014]

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Phytochemicals and uses of Achyranthes aspera. < [2015: Volume 4, January issue 1]

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Synergistic antioxidant effects of Achyranthes aspera and Calotropis. < [2017: Volume 6, October special issue 13]

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PHARMACOGNOSTICAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL EVALUATION OF APAMARGA (Achyranthes aspera Linn.) < [2019, Issue 6, June]

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A comparative study of apamarga (achyranthes aspera linn.) panchanga lepa and apamarga panchanga churna along with lepa in the management of dadru < [2023, Issue 08. August]

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