Details of Plants:Achyranthes aspera

Plant details

Family: Amaranthaceae
Phytochemicals

6-pentatriacontanone
Achyranthine
D-Glucuronic Acid
Hexatriacontane and Tritriacontane
Pentatriaontane
α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-4)-(β-Dglucopyranosyluronicacid)-(1-3)-Oleanolic Acid-28-O-β-D-glucopyranoside
α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-4)-(β-Dglucopyranosyluronicacid)-(1-3)-Oleanolic Acid-28-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-4)-βglucopyranoside)
α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-4)-(βDglucopyranosyluronicacid)-(1-3)-oleanolic acid
β-D-galactopyranosyl ester of D Glucuronic Acid
NE-statewise availability

Assam
Manipur
Tripura
Vernacular Name

Tripura: apang
Manipur: Khujumpere
Assam: Soh-berthid
Ailments cured

Boils
Epilepsy
Menstrual disorder
Pneumonia
Plant parts used and methods

Root : Paste applied topically
Shoot: Extract taken orally
Leaves: Paste taken orally
Plant References

Sajem. A. L; Gosai. K; Traditional use of medicinal plants by the Jaintia tribes in North Cachar Hills district of Assam, northeast India, Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2:33, 2006.

Meetei. S. Y; Singh. P. K; Survey for Medicinal Plants of Thoubal District, Manipur. Flora and Fauna 13 (2) 355-358, 2007.

Debbarma. M; et al.Traditional Knowledge Of Medicinal Plants In Tribes Of Tripura In Northeast, India, Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med., 14 (4): 156-168, 2017.

Phytochemical References

Singh, N; et al., A Review on Pharmacological Aspects of Achyranthes Aspera. Int. J. Pharmacogn Chinese Med. 3.4: 000188, 2019.