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Apamarga – Achyranthes aspera is one of the powerful Ayurvedic herb. It is used to prepare a special medicine called Kshara, used extensively in surgical procedures to treat fistula, and as oral medicine for obesity, tumors etc.

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• Botanical Name-Achyranthes aspera Linn.
  Family- AMARANTHACEAE
• Achyranthes aspera – Medicinal properties
  Rasa (taste) – Katu (pungent), Tikta (Bitter)
  Guna (qualities) – Laghu (lightness), Rooksha (dryness), Teeksna (Strong, sharp) Sara (induces movement)
  Vipaka- Katu – Undergoes pungent taste conversion after digestion
   – Ushna (hot potency)
  Effect on Tridosha – Balances Kapha and Vata Dosha.
• Part used-root, seed, leaf, whole plant, Kshara
• Dosage- fresh juice – 5 – 10 ml in divided dose per day.
  Kshara 0.5-2 g – in divided dose per day.

Achyranthes aspera medicinal uses:

• Kaphanashana – Breaks down and expels sputum collection
• Arshaghna – Useful in piles, haemorrhoids
• Kandughna, Kanduhara – Useful in relieving pruritis (excessive itching)
• Udaraghna – Useful in ascites
• Pachana, Amaghna – Relieves ama – a product of indigestion and altered metabolism.
• Raktagrahi – Improves blood
• Hrut Grahi, Vantikrut, Vaamana – in excess dose may cause nausea and vomiting.
• Deepana, Agnikrut – Improves digestion strength
• By using this for Nasya, it helps to relieve worms and infections in head and neck region
• Anilapaha – relieves bloating, balances Vata Dosha.
• Shulahara – relieves abdominal colic pain.
• Hidhmahara – reliana – Breaks down and expels sputum collection
• Arshaghna – Useful in piles, haemorrhoids
• Kandughna, Kanduhara – Useful in relieving pruritis (excessive itching)
• Udaraghna – Useful in ascites
• Pachana, Amaghna – Relieves ama – a product of indigestion and altered metabolism.
• Raktagrahi – Improves blood
• Hrut Grahi, Vantikrut, Vaamana – in excess dose may cause nausea and vomiting.
• Deepana, Agnikrut – Improves digestion strength
• By using this for Nasya, it helps to relieve worms and infections in head and neck region
• Anilapaha – relieves bloating, balances Vata Dosha.
• Shulahara – relieves abdominal colic pain.
• Hidhmahara – relieves hiccups
• Arshohara – useful in piles, haemorrhoids
• Dadruhara – useful in urticaria, itching, allergic skin rashes
• Apachihara – useful in fibroids, glandular growths.
• Rochana – improves taste, relieves anorexia
• Hrudruja – useful in cardiac disorders with cholesterol deposition in blood vessels
• Adhmanahara – relieves bloating, gaseous distension of abdomen
• Apamarga fruit is sweet in taste, hard to undergo digestion, useful in Raktapitta – bleeding disorders
• The plant is an excellent diuretic. Hence useful in dysuria, urinary retention, water retention and urinary stones.
• It helps to break down the kidney and bladder stones. This action is not only due to its diuretic action.eves hiccups
• Arshohara – useful in piles, haemorrhoids
• Dadruhara – useful in urticaria, itching, allergic skin rashes
• Apachihara – useful in fibroids, glandular growths.
• Rochana – improves taste, relieves anorexia
• Hrudruja – useful in cardiac disorders with cholesterol deposition in blood vessels
• Adhmanahara – relieves bloating, gaseous distension of abdomen