Alternanthera sessilis: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R. Br. ex DC. 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 linearifolia Sw. ex Wikstr., Achyranthes linearifolia Sw., Achyranthes polygonoides Retz., Achyranthes polygonoides (L.) Lam., Achyranthes polygonoides Lam., Achyranthes polygonoides B. Heyne ex Wall., Achyranthes polygonoides R. Br., Achyranthes sessilis (L.) Besser, Achyranthes sessilis Steud., Achyranthes sessilis (L.) Desf. ex. Steud, Achyranthes triandra Roxb., Achyranthes villosa Blanco, Alternanthera achyranthes Forssk., Alternanthera angustifolia R. Br., Alternanthera decipiens Benth., Alternanthera denticulata R. Brown, Alternanthera ficoidea Griseb., Alternanthera ficoidea R. Br., Alternanthera ficoidea P. Beauv., Alternanthera ficoidea (L.) P. Beauv., Alternanthera ficoidea Sm., Alternanthera glabra Moq., Alternanthera major (Benth.) Domin, Alternanthera micrantha (Benth.) Domin, Alternanthera nana R. Br., Alternanthera nodiflora R. Brown, Alternanthera polygonoides (L.) R. Br., Alternanthera prostrata D. Don., Alternanthera repens (L.) J.F. Gmel., Alternanthera sennii Mattei, Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R. Br., Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R. Br. ex Roem. & Schult., nom. illeg., non Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R. Br. ex DC., Alternanthera sessilis R. Br., Alternanthera sessilis (L.) DC., Alternanthera sessilis Lem., Alternanthera sibirica (de Vest ex Schult.) Steud., Alternanthera tenella Moq., nom. illeg., non Alternanthera tenella Colla, Alternanthera tenuissima Suess., Alternanthera triandra Lam., Alternanthera uliginosa (Domin) Dinter, Bucholzia polygonoides (L.) Mart., Gomphrena ficoidea L., Gomphrena polygonoides L., Gomphrena sessilis Linnaeus, Illecebrum angustifolium (R. Br.) Spreng., Illecebrum denticulatum (R. Br.) Spreng., Illecebrum nanum (R. Br.) Spreng, Illecebrum polygonoides (L.) L., Illecebrum polygonoides L., Illecebrum sessile (L.) L., Illecebrum sessile L., Illecebrum sessile Pall. ex Moq., Illecebrum sibiricum de Vest ex Schult., Illecebrum triandrum Llanos, Paronychia sessilis (L.) Desf., Paronychia tetragona Moench, Steiremis repens Raf., Telanthera polygonoides (L.) Moq., Telanthera polygonoides Seem., Telanthera polygonoides Moq..
References regarding Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R. Br. ex DC. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Species Plantarum (1762)
· Flora AegyptiacoArabica (1775)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1783)
· Encycl. (Lamarck) (1785)
· Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae (1810)
· Catalogus plantarum horti botanici monspeliensis (1813)
· Fl. Oware (1818)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1819)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1824)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1832)
· Numer. List (6926)
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1840)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1849)
· Flora of the British W.I. (1859)
· CIS Chromosome Information Service (1976)
· Taxon (1981)
· Flora of Ecuador (1987)

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See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+218): Matsyakshi, Ponnanganni, Ponnankani, Minakshi, Honagonne, Ponnankannikkira, Koypa, Bhiringi-jhar, Phakchet, Utukatti, Kanjari, Somavallari, Madanaganti, Citacikannicceti, Ponnangannikkirai, Ponmeni, Ponkani, Bilanamanut, Keremak, Cirinam.
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Search found 12 books and stories containing Alternanthera sessilis; (plurals include: Alternanthera sessilises). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine
Ethnobotanical and Phyto pharmacological Overview of Matsyakshi... < [Volume 5, Issue 4: October–December (2019)]
A Critical Review on Herbal Extracts as Hepatoprotective Agents < [Volume 9, Issue 1: January–March (2023)]
Traditional knowledge of Plants Used for the Treatment of Diabetes in... < [Volume 9, Issue 3: July–September (2023)]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Cell viability of cubic gold nanoparticles from Alternanthera sessilis. < [2014: Volume 3, March issue 2]
GC-HRMS evaluation of phyto compounds in Alternanthera sessilis. < [2018: Volume 7, February issue 3]
Evaluation of antimicrobial potential of chosen plants < [2015: Volume 4, February issue 2]
Carbon Fixation and Oxygen Release Capacity of Typical Riparian Plants in... < [Volume 16, Issue 3 (2024)]
Assessing the Role and Efficiency of Thermal Insulation by the... < [Volume 15, Issue 13 (2023)]
Effects of N Addition Frequency and Quantity on Hydrocotyle vulgaris Growth... < [Volume 11, Issue 6 (2019)]
Some Sri Lankan common pot-herbs < [Volume 23 (issue 2), Oct-Dec 2003]
Treatment of eye diseases by the healers of marakanam bio-region < [Volume 16 (issue 3), Jan-Mar 1997]
Ethnobotanical medicines of Pollachi, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. < [Volume 22 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 2003]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
A critical evaluation on sarvam sakham achakshushiyam < [2023, Issue 12, December]
Pharmacology and ethno-pharmacology of traditional bengali cuisine ‘choddoshak’ < [2017, Issue X, october,]
Single drugs and formulations mentioned in kamala w.s.r. to some selected keraliya ayurvedic books < [2022, Issue 11 November]
AYU (Journal of Research in Ayurveda)
Pharmacognostical and high performance thin layer chromatography studies on leaves of Clerodendrum infortunatum L. < [Volume 35 (4); 2014 (Oct-Dec)]