Plant |
Family | Amaranthaceae |
English |
Edible amaranth, Amaranth, Chinese amaranth, Chinese spinach, Een choy, Elephant-head amaranth, Fountain plant, Joseph's coat, Spleen amaranth, Tampala |
Latin |
Amaranthus tricolor L., Amaranthus dubius Mart., Amaranthus gangeticus L., Amaranthus mangostanus L., Amaranthus polygamus Roxb., Amaranthus tricolor, Amaranthus cf. tricolor L., Amaranthus dubius Mart. ex Thell., Amaranthus gangeticus, Amaranthus polygamus |
Plantparts | foliage, Grass, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Acute coryza, Acute viral nasopharyngitis, Adstringent, Aperient, Aphrodisiac, Asthenia, Astrigent, Astringent, Atony, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood purifier, catharic, Cathartic, chill, Chills, Cleanses the blood, Cold, Colds, Common cold, constipation, Costive, Costiveness, Cutaneous conditions, debility, depurant, Depurative, dermatological, dermatological complaints, Dermatosis, Detox, Detoxicant, detoxicate, detoxicating, Detoxication, Detoxification, detoxify, Dyschezia, Dyssynergic defaecation, Head colds, Increases sexual desire, lassitude, Laxative, Love drug, movements of the bowel, purgative, purify blood, purify the blood, skin disease, skin diseases, skin disorders, skin problems in general, to cleanse the blood, Weakness |
Other uses |
colouring, Dye, Dyeing, Used to dye different types of fibres |
TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine |
TCM: Heat-clearing, TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical used in Chaoshan, China, Phytomedical used in Fujian, China, Phytomedical use in Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Used in Bangladesh, Used in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo |
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