Devil’s Horsewhip Powder / நாயுருவிப் பொடி

Botanical Name: Achyranthes aspera (Whole Plant)
Tamil Name: நாயுருவிப் பொடி / Naayuruvi Podi
Malayalam Name: അപമാർഗ / Apamarga
Telugu Name: అపామార్గము / Apamaargamu
Hindi Name: चिरचरा / Chirchira

Description:
Achyranthes aspera Linn. belongs to family Amaranthaceae, commonly known Devil’s Horsewhip in English, is an annual herb that grows throughout India.
Traditional Uses: Devil’s Horsewhip is known for diuretic and hepatoprotective properties and used to cure several diseases viz., malarial fever, dysentery, asthma, hypertension and diabetics. Most recently, A. aspera is widely studied for its medicinal properties and reported to have immunostimulatory properties, wound healing activity, antioxidant activity, hemolytic activity, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial activity and antifungal activity. By Ayurvedic, Siddha, and Unani practitioners use different parts of the plant to treat leprosy, asthma, fistula, piles, arthritis, wound, insect and snake bite, renal and cardiac dropsy, kidney stone, diabetes, dermatological disorders, gynecological disorders, gonorrhea, malaria, pneumonia, fever, cough, pyorrhea, dysentery, rabies, hysteria, and toothache.
Therapeutic Uses: காமாலை, குன்மம் (Painful gastro intestinal disorders with indigestion), வெள்ளை (Leucorrhoea), வெளுப்பு நோய் (Anaemia), வீக்கம் (Swelling).

Dosage: At morning empty stomach, take 1 teaspoon (5 g) powder mix with honey or boil with water and drink after filter (or) as directed by physician.