Achyranthes
| Achyranthes | |
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| A. splendens | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaranthoideae |
| Genus: | Achyranthes L. |
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Achyranthes is a genus of medicinal and ornamental plants in the Amaranthaceae family.
Species include:
- Achyranthes arborescens
- Achyranthes aspera (= A. argentea) (sanskrit : apamarg (अपामार्ग))
- Achyranthes atollensis
- Achyranthes bidentata
- Achyranthes canescens
- Achyranthes faureri
- Achyranthes indica
- Achyranthes japonica
- Achyranthes longifolia
- Achyranthes margaretarum
- Achyranthes mutica
- Achyranthes splendens
- Achyranthes talbotii
The herb is used in Traditional Chinese Medicine practice. Achyranthes (Cyathula) has properties that inhibits collagen-induced arthritis and acute edema. Most significantly, two novel triterpene glycosides isolated from achyranthes have been shown to be 1,000 times more potent than Sialyl Lewis X (SleX), an important blood group antigen that inhibits excess recruitment of neutrophils to injured tissues. This property has made it useful for treating arthritis; when too many white blood cells are recruited to an injured joint the neutrophils attack and destroy healthy tissues, leading to conditions such as septic shock and rheumatoid arthritis.[1]
[edit] External links
- ^ Jim English (2010). "Traditional Chinese Herbs for Arthritis" (in English). Nutrition Review 5 (2). http://www.nutritionreview.org/library/arthritissupport.php. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
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