==Health Benefits and uses of Achyranthes asperaare==
Apamarga has been extensively used in Ayurveda as an anti-inflammatory agent besides being useful in pain, itching, Diseases of Abdomen, Hemorrhoids, indigestion, obesity, cough, asthma, anemia, jaundice , Lymphadenopathy/Scrofula 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.