Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Amaranthus caudatus
Scientific Name and Description
Amaranthus caudatus L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Amaranthus abyssinicus L.H.Bailey
Amaranthus alopecurus Hochst. ex A.Br. & C.D.Bouché
Amaranthus cararu Moq.
Amaranthus dussii Sprenger
Amaranthus edulis Speg.
Amaranthus leucocarpus S.Watson
Amaranthus leucospermus S.Watson nom. illeg.
Amaranthus mantegazzianus Pass.
Amaranthus maximus Mill.
Amaranthus pendulinus Moq.
Amaranthus pendulus Moq.
Euxolus arvensis Rojas Acosta
Amaranthus alopecurus Hochst. ex A.Br. & C.D.Bouché
Amaranthus cararu Moq.
Amaranthus dussii Sprenger
Amaranthus edulis Speg.
Amaranthus leucocarpus S.Watson
Amaranthus leucospermus S.Watson nom. illeg.
Amaranthus mantegazzianus Pass.
Amaranthus maximus Mill.
Amaranthus pendulinus Moq.
Amaranthus pendulus Moq.
Euxolus arvensis Rojas Acosta
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | cat-t, inca wheat, love-lies-bleeding, tumbleweed |
| Hindi | chauli, chawli, chulai, kedari-chua, ramdana, Lal Shim |
| Kannada | chilike soppu, keelu harive, keere soppu |
| Marathi | bhaji, raajagira, Chaulai |
| Sanskrit | rajadri |
| Tamil | cikapputtottakkirai, cirukirai, punki-k-kirai |
| Telugu | netakoora, Thotakura |
| Urdu | tukhm chaulai surkh |
| Common Names | Love-Lies-Bleeding, Lal Shim, Love-Lies-Bleeding, Tassel Flower, Mexican Feather Grass, love-lies-bleeding, pendant amaranth] tassel flower,velvet flower,foxtail amaranth, quelite |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Amaranthus caudatus L
Habit- Herb
Parts used - Whole plant
Application - Pulmonary congestion; Astringent; anthelmentic and diuretic.
Treatment - General
References - Kayani et al. 2014
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Kayani et al. 2014
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol II Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
DRAVYAGUNA VIGNANA VOL.2,5,5N Author - PROF. P.V. SHARMA
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
Amaranthus caudatus. (2024, April 9). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranthus_caudatus