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| Bangla Name : | Notey, Notey shak, Marissag. ,Ahu Mihim Ga (Marma). |
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| English Name : | Green Amaranth, Wild Amaranth, Green pigweed. |
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| Family : | Amaranthaceae |
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| Disease : | Diarrhoea and dysentery. |
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| Description : | An erect, branched annual herb, 30-60 cm high, branches often purplish. Leaves long-petioled, ovate, 2.5-5 cm, variable in breadth. Flowers minute, pale green, in small axillary clusters and in slender tapering terminal and axillary paniculate spike-like racemes. |
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| Distribution : | Throughout Bangladesh in fallow lands. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | Principal constituents of this plant are saponins. It is rich in minerals and contains sterols and fatty acids in the seeds. The stem and leaves contain oxalic acid (Ghani, 2003). |
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| Uses : | The plant is cooling, alexiteric, laxative, stomachic, appetizer and antipyretic, used in burning sensation, hallucination, leprosy, bronchitis, piles, leucorrhoea and constipation. The leaves are used as an emollient. The root is heating and expectorant, |
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| Habit : | Herb |
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