மூலிகை : குப்பைக்கீரை kuppai-k-kirai Botanical name : Amaranthus viridis Common name: Green Amaranth, pigweed, Prince of Wales feather, slender amaranth, tropical green amaranth Ayurvedic uses: Leaves and seeds are edible. - Eaten as vegetable. - The tops are rich in calcium and iron. The plant is a good source of vitamins B and C. - Study found it to be an excellent source of protein. Folkloric - The therapeutic properties and dosage are very nearly identical to Amaranthus spinosus. - Philippine Negritos apply bruised leaves directly to eczema, psoriasis and rashes. - Poultice of leaves for inflammations, boils and abscesses. - Use for acne and for skin cleansing. - Infusion of plant has been used as a diuretic and galactagogue. - Used for snake bites and scorpion stings. - Decoction of plant used for dysentery and inflammation. - In Ayurveda, used for treatment of diabetes. - In India, stem used as antidote for snake bites. Leaves used for scorpion stings. Traditionally used for constipation, inflammation, eczema, bronchitis, anemia and leprosy. - In Nepal, infusion of powdered seeds of flower used for stomach problems. Seeds also used in pregnant women to lessen labor pains. Amaranthus viridis leaves and young plants (before they come into flower) are occasionally eaten as a cooked vegetable. The plant is also a good cattle fodder and green manure. The leaves are diuretic and purgative, and are used in poultices (fresh or as dried powder) to treat inflammations, boils and abscesses, gonorrhoea, orchitis and haemorrhoids. In Nigeria an infusion of the whole plant is used to purify the blood and the pounded root is applied against dysentery. In Côte d’Ivoire leaf sap is used as an eye wash to treat eye infections and for treating convulsions and epilepsy in children. In DR Congo the sap is said to act as a vermifuge, being effective against filaria, as an emmenagogue and to relieve heart troubles. The leaves are believed to have febrifugal properties. Ash of Amaranthus viridis plants is rich in soda and is occasionally used to make soap.
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