Achyranthes aspera seed & weight control

Achyranthes Aspera was commonly used in ancient ayurvedic medicine to help control excessive appetite.

Listed below are textbook and research articles investigating this claim relating to the seed:

Textbooks etc.

- The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Volume Part 1: 2/9

- Database on Medicinal Plants Used in Ayurveda 1/11.

- Ayurvedic Pharmacology Gogte p.296

Animal study

- Gupta, S.S., S.C.L. Verma, A.K. Ram and R.M. Tripathi (1972) - Diuretic effect of the saponin of Achyranthes aspera (apamarga), Indian Journal of Pharmacology 4, 4, 208-21

Achyranthes aspera whole plant & weight

Textbooks etc

- Bhavaprakash –p.287

- The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Volume Pt 1:2/9

- Database on Medicinal Plants Used in Ayurveda, 1/11.

- Ayurvedic Pharmacology Gogte. P296

Human studies

- Ajaishankar, M.R. Parsai, S.M.A. Naqvi and J.P. Jain (1980) - A clinical trial of apamarga (Achyranthes aspera) in cases of shoth (general anasarca), Journal of Research in Ayurveda and Siddha 1, 4, 514-528.

Animal studies

- Muhammad Shoaib Akhtar and Javed Iqbal . Evaluation of the hypoglycaemic effect of Achyranthes aspera in normal and alloxan-diabetic rabbits. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. Volume 31, Issue 1,January 1991, Pages 49-57

- Tahiliani, Pankaj and Anand Kar (2000b) - Achyranthes aspera elevates thyroid hormone levels and decreases hepatic lipid peroxidation in male rats, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 71, 527-532.

- Gupta, S.S., A.W. Bhagwat and A.K. Ram (1972) - Cardiac stimulant activity of the saponin of Achyranthes aspera, IJMR 60, 3, 462-471

- Gupta, S.S., S.C.L. Verma, A.K. Ram and R.M. Tripathi (1972) - Diuretic effect of the saponin of Achyranthes aspera (apamarga), Indian Journal of Pharmacology 4, 4, 208-214.

Achyranthes aspera whole plant & respiration

Textbooks, etc

- Bhavaprakash p.287 - The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Volume Pt 1:2/9

- Database on Medicinal Plants Used in Ayurveda, 1/11.

- Ayurvedic Pharmacology Gogte. p.296

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