MH451 : Amaranthus cruentus L. |
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| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : |
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| Class |
: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Order |
: Caryophyllales |
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: Amaranthaceae - Amaranth family |
| Genus |
: Amaranthus L. - pigweed |
| Species |
: Amaranthus cruentus L. - red amaranth |
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| Plant Location in Melghat : |
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| Plant Category : |
Herbs |
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| Plant's Current Status : |
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| Plant Family : |
Amaranthaceae |
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| Plant Common Name : |
Grain amaranth, Red Amaranth, Blood amaranth, Bush greens, Caterpillar amaranth, Purple amaranth, African-spinach
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| Synonym : |
Amaranthus hybridus L.
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| Description : |
tall, robust, stem striate, leaves long-petioled elliptic- or ovate-lanceolate acute or finely acuminate, spikes in dense thyrses squarrose from the long recurved bracts, centre one longest, bracts acicular recurved very much longer than the oblong-lanceolate acuminate sepals. Stem 4-5 ft., sometimes thicker than the thumb, glabrous or puberulous. Leaves 2-6 by 1-3 in., base cuneate; petiole as long. Spikes suberect, red, green or yellow. Seeds 1/20 in. diam., either yellowish-white or pitchy black with a thickened rounded border, or pitchy with a narrow thin border. |
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| Curated Medicinal Use / Activity : |
The plant is diuretic. Water from the macerated plants is used as a wash to treat pains in the limbs. The roots are boiled with honey and then used as a laxative for infants. The ash from the stems is used as a wound dressing. The heated leaves are applied externally on tumours. |
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| Reference : |
~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati
(2018 - 2019); Book PMID :
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