ACHYRANTHES ASPERA: A REMEDY FOR CARBUNCLE

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ACHYRANTHES ASPERA

BOTANICAL NAME:  Achyranthes aspera Linn.

FAMILY:  Amaranthaceae

COMMON NMAES:  English:  Prickly chaff-flower, Devils horsewhip;  Hindi:  Latjira; Malayalam: Katalati; Tamil: Shiru-kadaladi.

DESCRIPTION:  A herb up to 1m in height.  Leaves opposite, extremely variable, generally thick, pubescent-tomentose-velvety, rarely glabrate, petiole short. Spikes usually with a robust rachis that rapidly lengthens. Flowers 4-8 mm longer than the bracteoles.

DISTRIBUTION:  Throughout India.

PART USED:  Whole plant excluding roots

HOMOEOPATHIC USES

DIARRHEA:  Acute diarrhea and cholera. Watery stool. Stool yellowish and mixed with flakes of mucus profuse in quantity. Pin in stomach. Nausea and vomiting. Excessive thirst.

SKIN:  Boils and carbuncles. Foul smelling poisonous ulcers. Red spots in the skin. Burning pain all over the body.

BITES: A useful remedy in removing bad effects of dog, snake and other animals.

POTENCY:  Mother tincture, 3x, 3, 6. 

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