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Specimen profile
Amaranth
Amaranthus spinosus · Amaranthaceae
Skt · TanduliyakaHindi · ChaulaiMal · Mullan CheeraTam · Mullu Keerai
Leafy green and grain plant traditionally used for anaemia, lactation support and cooling summer nourishment.
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Amaranth is a fast-growing herb cultivated both for its nutritious leaves (a staple green across India, where the varieties are called keerai or cheera) and for its tiny protein-rich grain seeds. Ayurvedic literature describes the leafy varieties as light, astringent-sweet and cooling greens that support blood and lactation.
Identification markers
Erect annual herb with reddish-tinged ovate leaves, conspicuous paired spines at leaf axils (in spiny species), small clustered greenish-pink flowers in dense spikes, and abundant tiny black or cream seeds.
Rasa
Madhura, Tikta, Kashaya
Guna
Laghu
Virya
Sheeta
Vipaka
Madhura
Dosha effect
VP-, K+
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