| PlantID | 0042 |
| Botanical Name | Achyranthes aspera |
| Common Name | Aandhijhara |
| Classification | | Kingdom: | Plantae | | Subkingdom: | Tracheobionta | | Division: | Magnoliophyta | | Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Subclass: | Caryophyllidae | | Order: | Caryophyllales | | Family: | Amaranthaceae | | Genus: | Achyranthes | | Species: | aspera |
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| Part used | Whole plant, Specially flowering tops, roots and seeds |
| Medicinal Properties | Anti-inflammatory, Expectorant, astringent, Alexiteric, Appetiser, Stomachic, Deobstruent, Antispasmodic, Antiseptic, Anthelmintic, Alterative, Spasmodic. |
| Medicinal Use | Asthma, Itching, Infusion and Hysteria, Externally in skin diseases, in foul ulcers, convulsions in children diseases and disease of brain. The roots are also useful in cancer and stones in the bladder. |
| Chemistry | Roots contains: triterpenoid saponins, betaine, achyranthine, hentriacontane, ecdysterone and two glycosides of oleanolic acid. Seeds: amino acids. |
| Cultivation | NA |
| Regional Habitat | Found in tropical areas |
| Description | It is an erect or prostrate, annual or perennial herb about 1m to 2m high. Leaves are opposite, margins undulate. Flowers: numerous, stiffly deflected against the pubescent rachis in elongate terminal spike, 20-30cm. long. Seeds are oblong-ovoid.
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