Economic Botany Herbarium Details

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Economic Botany Herbarium Details

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Barcode: CAL0000008912

Family: AMARANTHACEAE

Scientific Name: Achyranthes bidentata Blume

Collector: S. Bandyopadhyay

Country: India

Uses: Leaf is used in treating cholera, blisters in mouth. Whole plant is used in treating scrofula and whooping cough. Root is used to treat hemicrania and scorpion sting.