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Friday, December 19, 2014

Koora Thampala/Amaranthus viridis

 























Botanical name
:-Amaranthus viridis 

Family name:-AMARANTHACEAE
English name:-Chinese spinach,Green amaranth, Pigweed 
Sinhala name:-Koora Thampala
Tamil name:-kuppaikkirai, vakucakkirai
Sanskirt name :-Tanduliyah

Distribution:-Asia,Africa, North America,South America, Central America and cribban,Spain, Australia, Fiji
Status:- Native

Edibal parts:-Leaves,Young stems 
Ayurvedic usage:
Treatment for:-Wounds’ Menorrhagia, Hypertension, Poisonous attacks, Dysentery, Urinary tract infections and diseases
Parts used to make medicine:-
 

propagation:-Seeds.

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