==Health Benefits and uses of Achyranthes asperaare==
Apamarga has been extensively used in Ayurveda as an anti-inflammatory agent besides being useful in Hemorrhoids, indigestion, cough, asthma, anemia, jaundice and snake bite. Apamarga oil is used locally in earache. The root powder is sprinkled over the lesion in skin diseases.
* in Uttar Pradesh, the plant is used for medicinal purposes, especially in obstetrics and gynecology, including abortion, induction of labor, and cessation of postpartum bleeding.
* The Maasai people of Kenya use the plant medicinally to ease the symptoms of malaria.