Achyranthes bidentata

Achyranthes bidentata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Achyranthes
Species:	A. bidentata
Binomial name
	Achyranthes bidentata; Blume

Achyranthes bidentata Blume (English common name: ox knee, Chinese: 牛膝 niu xi^[1]) is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. It occurs in India, Nepal, China, and Japan. It is the source of the Chinese herbal medicine . In Nepal its root juice is used for toothache.^{[citation needed]} Its seeds have been used as a substitute for cereal grains in famine years.^[2] The plant is used externally in the treatment of leech bites in Mizoram, India and a decoction as a diuretic.^[3]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Achyranthes bidentata". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2008-02-11.
^ "Achyranthes bidentata - Blume. : Niu Xi". Plants For A Future.
^ Sharma, Hemanta Kumar; Chhangte, Lalrampari; Dolui, Ashoke Kumar (2001). "Traditional medicinal plants in Mizoram, India". Fitoterapia. 72 (2): 146. doi:10.1016/S0367-326X(00)00278-1. PMID 11223224.

External links[]

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[grin-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Achyranthes bidentata". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2008-02-11.

[2] "Achyranthes bidentata - Blume. : Niu Xi". Plants For A Future.

[3] Sharma, Hemanta Kumar; Chhangte, Lalrampari; Dolui, Ashoke Kumar (2001). "Traditional medicinal plants in Mizoram, India". Fitoterapia. 72 (2): 146. doi:10.1016/S0367-326X(00)00278-1. PMID 11223224.

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