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| Bangla Name : | Katanotey, Katadenga, Katamaris (Chittagong), Khuira Kata (Mymensingh). ,Mo Gooyai Apang, Hanuhuya (Marma). |
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| English Name : | Prickly Amaranth, Spiny pigweed. |
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| Family : | Amaranthaceae |
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| Disease : | Diuretic,expectorant,cough,asthma,pain,fever,sore throat,rheumatism,carminativel ,gonorrhea,cardioactive and antipyretic acivities. |
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| Description : | An annual spinescent herb, 30-60 cm high. Leaves 3.75 cm long, ovate or oblong, obtuse. Flowers very numerous, sessile, in dense axillary clusters and in terminal dense or interrupted spikes |
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| Distribution : | All over Bangladesh in fallow lands. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves and stems contain n-alkanes, hentriacontane, octacosanoate, sterols including ?-spinasterol, fatty acids, free alcohols, proteins and mixture of saponins, composed of oleanolic acid, D-glucose and D-glucoronic acid. It is a good source of calcium, |
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| Uses : | The plant is cooling, laxative, diuretic, stomachic, antipyretic and galactagogue, improves appetite, useful in burning sensation, hallucination, leprosy, piles, bronchitis, leucorrhoea, constipation and flatulence. Decoction of the herb is used as a mout |
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| Habit : | Herb |
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