==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.
* Ayurveda : Achyranthes aspera is one of the powerful Ayurvedic herb. It is used to prepare a special medicine called [[Kshara]], used extensively in surgical procedures to treat fistula, and as oral medicine for obesity, tumors etc.
* [[Pancreatic Cancer]] : Methanolic extract of Achyranthes aspera contains potent anti-proliferative compound with specific activity against pancreatic cancer. Further studies are needed to confirm the in vivo anti-tumorigenicity and subsequent chemical characterization of the active molecule(s).
* Apamarga root paste is applied externally to relieve pain, in scorpion bite, in cases of urticaria, itching etc.
* Apamarga kshara is used in making an oil – Apamarga kshara taila – used as ear drops for ear disorders.
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