Description
Apamarga botanically known as Achyranthes aspera Linn. (A. canescens R Br., A. argentea Decne, A. grandifolia Moz, A. obovata Peter and A. repea L.) belongs to family Amaranthaceae. In the country Apamarga is known by different names such as chirchira (Hindi), apamarga (Sanskrit), aghedi/ aghedo (Gujarati), apang (Bengali), nayurivi (Tamil) and kalalat (Malyalam).
According to Ayurveda, Apamarga is bitter, pungent, heating, laxative, stomachic, carminative and useful for the treatment of vomiting, bronchitis, heart disease, piles, itching abdominal pains, ascites, dyspepsia, dysentery, blood diseases etc. (Bhandari, 1990; Dwivedi et. al., 2007). Apamarga panchang is used mainly in Piles and in Kidney stone treatment.
