Sudu thampla/Amaranthus tricolor

                                                                                                                

 Botanical name:-Amaranthus tricolor  

Family name:-AMARANTHACEAE  

English name:- Chinese spinach, Joseph
Local name:- Sudu thampla  

Tamil name:- Cerikkirai,thandukkeerai  

Sanskirt name :- tanduliyah  

Distribution:-America, Africa , Asia, West Indies ,Jamaica,  

Edibal parts:-Leaves, Young stem.  

Status:-Naturalized exotic  

Ayurvedic usage:-Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Menorrhagia, Sores, Ulcers, Oral diseases, Internal haemorrhage.  

Parts use to make medicine:-Leaves, Roots
Propagation:-Seeds