Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants
Amaranthus spinosus / Amaranthus viridis
Family: Amaranthaceae
Botanical name: Amaranthus spinosus / Amaranthus viridis
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Tanduliyaka
English: Spiny amaranth, Prickly amaranth, Thorny amaranth
Hindi: Chau lai
Malayalam: cheeruceera, Charuceera
Botanical name: Amaranthus spinosus / Amaranthus viridis
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Tanduliyaka
English: Spiny amaranth, Prickly amaranth, Thorny amaranth
Hindi: Chau lai
Malayalam: cheeruceera, Charuceera
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
The whole plant of Spiny amaranth is used as vegetable and its root is used for viper treatment.