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Achyranthes aspera
''Achyranthes aspera'' (common name: prickly chaff flower,〔(Flowers of India )〕 devil's horsewhip,〔(USDA Plants Profile )〕 Sanskrit: अपामार्ग ''apamarga'') is a species of plant in the Amaranthaceae family. It is distributed throughout the tropical world.〔(Flora of North America )〕 It can be found in many places growing as an introduced species and a common weed.〔(GRIN Species Profile )〕 It is an invasive species in some areas, including many Pacific Islands environments.〔(Pacific Islands Ecosystems at Risk )〕
It is one of the 21 leaves used in the Ganesh Patra Pooja done regularly on Ganesh Chaturthi day. In Uttar Pradesh the plant is used for a great many medicinal purposes, especially in obstetrics and gynecology, including abortion, induction of labor, and cessation of postpartum bleeding.〔Khan, A. V. and A. A. Khan. (Ethnomedicinal uses of ''Achyranthes aspera'' L. (Amaranthaceae) in management of gynaecological disorders in western Uttar Pradesh (India). ) Ethnoleaflets.〕 The Maasai people of Kenya use the plant medicinally to ease the symptoms of malaria.〔Bussmann, R. W., et al. (2006). (Plant use of the Maasai of Sekenani Valley, Maasai Mara, Kenya. ) ''J Ethnobiol Ethnomed'' 2 22.〕
== Chemical constituents ==
''Achyranthes aspera'' contains triterpenoid saponins which possess oleanolic acid as the aglycone. Ecdysterone, an insect moulting hormone, and long chain alcohols are also found in ''Achyranthes aspera''.〔Indian Herbal Pharmacopia Vol. II, Page-5.〕
Medicinally important chemicals like achyranthine, betaine, pentatriaontane, 6-pentatriacontanone, hexatriacontane and tritriacontane are also present.〔http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pradeep_Singh8/publication/216410155_Achyranthus_aspere-An_important_medicinal_plant_A_review/links/0c96051cc5185491de000000.pdf〕
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