Achyranthes bidentata

Achyranthes bidentata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Achyranthes
Species: A. bidentata
Binomial name
Achyranthes bidentata
Blume[1]

Achyranthes bidentata Blume (English common name: ox knee, Chinese: niu xi[1]) is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. It occurs in India, Nepal, China, and Japan. It is the source of huái niú xī, a Chinese herbal medicine with anti-inflammatory activities. In Nepal its root juice is used for toothache. Its seeds have been used as a substitute for cereal grains in famine years.[2] The plant is used externally in the treatment of leech bites in Mizoram, India and a decoction as a diuretic.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Achyranthes bidentata information from NPGS/GRIN". Retrieved 2008-02-11.
  2. "Achyranthes bidentata - Blume. : Niu Xi". Plants For A Future.
  3. Sharma et al. (2000). "Traditional medicinal plants in Mizoram". Fitoterapia 72. 2001. 146–161.

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