About Ox Knee
Achyranthes bidentata Blume (English common name: ox knee, Chinese: 牛膝 niu xi) is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. It occurs in India, Nepal, Korea, China, and Japan. It is the source of the Chinese herbal medicine Huai'niuxi (Chinese: 怀牛膝; pinyin: Huái'niúxī). In Nepal its root juice is used for toothache. Its seeds have been used as a substitute for cereal grains in famine years. The plant is used externally in the treatment of leech bites in Mizoram, India and a decoction as a diuretic. During the Chinese Liang Dynasty, Achyranthes bidentata was used for its abortion effectiveness.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Achyranthes bidentata
- Genus
- Achyranthes
- Family
- AMARANTHACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- India, Indo-Malaysia, East-Asia, Australia
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Putkanda
- Nepali
- दतिवन् datiwan, रातो अपमार्ग ratoapamarga
- Tamil
- நாயுருவி nayuruvi
- Kannada
- kaadu uttharaani
- Malayalam
- പെരുംകടലാടി perumkadalaadi, പെരുംകടലാടി
- Marathi
- आघाडा AghaDa
Amaranthaceae
Amaranth family
Ox Knee belongs to the Amaranthaceae family.
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