Plant Details

Accepted name:: Amaranthus viridis L. [Amaranthaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
amarante verte	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
bagani dhap	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
bayam pasir	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
bledillo	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
bledo	Other	Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015)
bredo	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
bredo-de-porco	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
bái xiàn	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
calalu	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
caruru-miúdo	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
caruru-preto	Other	Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitãoa et al., 2014)
caruru-sem-espinho	Other	Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitãoa et al., 2014)
caruru-verde	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
cerucira	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chalveray	Other	Pl. for Snake and Scorpion Bite in N Pakistan (Butt et al., 2015)
chalwai	Other	Econ. & Ecolog. Important Pl. Commun., Pakistan (Sher & Al Yemeni, 2011) Ethnobot. of Some Pl. Resources in Pakistan (Ali et al., 2011) Med. Pl. of Tehsil Kabal, Pakistan (Khan et al., 2015)
chaulai	Other	Pl. Meds for Musculoskeletal Disorders, N. Pakistan (Malik et al., 2018)
cheakeerae soppu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chikli	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
chilaka thota koora	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chilaka-thotakoora	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chilakathotakura	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
china millet	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
chinese spinach	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
cholai	Other	Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014) Med. Pl. in Talagang, Punjab Province (Nazish Rehman et al., 2017)
chulai	Other	Med. Pl. in Arid Regions of N. Punjab, Pakistan (Ashfaq et al., 2019) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
chuolae	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cilakiresoppu	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
dagglarive soppu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dagglisoppu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
daglisoppu	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
den com	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
gandira	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gandri	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
ganhar	Other	Contaminat. of Soil, Med. and Fodder Pl., Pakistan (Nawab et al., 2015)
ganheri	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
ganihar	Other	Med. Floral Knwlg. of Sarban Hills, Pakistan (Ijaz et al., 2016)
gojha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
green amaranth	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
green pigweed	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hilamochaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
iruvati	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
iruvatikkirai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jangli chaulai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jangli-chauli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jao sag	Other	Med. Pl. in Balochistan, Pakistan (Bibi et al., 2014)
kantiya	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
katageni	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
keere soppu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kiresoppu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kollaikkirai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
koora thampala	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
kullattantukkirai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kundru	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuppacheera	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kuppai-kirai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuppaikkirai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lahanamat	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
latte	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
longe sag	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
lude	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
lunde	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
lǜ xiàn	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
marsu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mate	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
matiya sag	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
matla	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
morche sag	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
mullancira	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
niccatakkirai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
niccatam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
peyppalati	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
peyppalatikkirai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pigweed	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
ran-bhaji	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rangan	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
ranghya	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
seto lunde	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
shae	Other	Trad. Use of Ethnomed. Pl. of Saudi Arabia (Aati et al., 2019)
siru keerai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
slender amaranth	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
spinach amaranth	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
tanduliya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tanduliyah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tanduliyaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tendula	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vakucakkirai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vishaghna	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
wild amaranth	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
xiàn cài	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
yuyo colorado	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
yě xiàn	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
yě xiàn cài	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
කූර තම්පලා	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
白苋	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
白莧	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
綠莧	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
莧菜	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
野苋菜	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
野莧	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
野莧菜	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Leaf		Med. Floral Knwlg. of Sarban Hills, Pakistan (Ijaz et al., 2016)
Leaves, Seeds, Whole plant, Roots		Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014)
Whole plant		Pl. for Snake and Scorpion Bite in N Pakistan (Butt et al., 2015)
Leaves, roots		Pl. Meds for Musculoskeletal Disorders, N. Pakistan (Malik et al., 2018)
Leaves, Stem		Med. Pl. in Arid Regions of N. Punjab, Pakistan (Ashfaq et al., 2019)
Leaf		Med. Pl. in Talagang, Punjab Province (Nazish Rehman et al., 2017)
Leaves		Med. Pl. in Balochistan, Pakistan (Bibi et al., 2014)
Whole plant		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
root		Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Roots		Med. Pl. of Tehsil Kabal, Pakistan (Khan et al., 2015)
Leaves		Contaminat. of Soil, Med. and Fodder Pl., Pakistan (Nawab et al., 2015)
whole plant		Ethnobot. of Some Pl. Resources in Pakistan (Ali et al., 2011)
Whole plant		Trad. Use of Ethnomed. Pl. of Saudi Arabia (Aati et al., 2019)
fresh leaf, entire plant		Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
fresh leaf, entire plant		Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007)
Aerial parts, Entire plant, Leaf, powder, Root, juice		Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 18 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Albersia caudata (Jacq.) Boiss. Fl. Orient. 4: 992 (1879).
Amaranthus fasciatus Roxb. Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 3: 609 (1832).
Amaranthus gracilis Desf. ex Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 1: 312 (1810).
Chenopodium caudatum Jacq. Icon. Pl. Rar. 2(2): t. 344 (1789), nom. rej.
Albersia gracilis (Desf.) Webb & Berthel. Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 3): 287 (1847).
Albersia polystachya (Willd.) Kunth Fl. Berol., ed. 2, 2: 144 (1823).
Amaranthus blitum Moq. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 274 (1849), nom. illeg.
Amaranthus littoralis Bernh. ex Moq. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 274 (1849).
Amaranthus polystachyus Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Numer. List: n.° 6901 (1832), not validly publ.
Amaranthus polystachyus Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 385 (1805).
Euxolus caudatus (Jacq.) Moq. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 274 (1849).
Euxolus caudatus var. gracilis Moq. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 274 (1849).
Euxolus caudatus var. maximus Moq. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 274 (1849).
Euxolus polystachyus (Willd.) Miq. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 1036 (1858).
Euxolus viridis (L.) Moq. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 273 (1849).
Galliaria adscendens Bubani Fl. Pyren. 1: 186 (1897).
Glomeraria viridis (L.) Cav. Descr. Pl.: 319 (1802).
Pyxidium viride (L.) Moq. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 274 (1849), not validly publ.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Albertia caudata (Jacq.)Boiss.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Amaranthus fasciatus Roxb.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Amaranthus gracilis	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Amaranthus gracilis Desf.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Amaranthus gracilis Desfontaines	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Amaranthus gracilis Poir.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Amaranthus viridis	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
Amaranthus viridis L	Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
Amaranthus viridis L.	Contaminat. of Soil, Med. and Fodder Pl., Pakistan (Nawab et al., 2015) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) Ethnobot. of Some Pl. Resources in Pakistan (Ali et al., 2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Floral Knwlg. of Sarban Hills, Pakistan (Ijaz et al., 2016) Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009) Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitãoa et al., 2014) Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014) Med. Pl. in Arid Regions of N. Punjab, Pakistan (Ashfaq et al., 2019) Med. Pl. in Balochistan, Pakistan (Bibi et al., 2014) Med. Pl. in Talagang, Punjab Province (Nazish Rehman et al., 2017) Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000) Med. Pl. of Tehsil Kabal, Pakistan (Khan et al., 2015) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) Orders & Families of Med. Pl. in Philippines (Carag & Buot, 2017) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) Trad. Use of Ethnomed. Pl. of Saudi Arabia (Aati et al., 2019) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Amaranthus viridis Lin.	Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015)
Amaranthus viridis Linn.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015)
Amaranthus viridis Linnaeus	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
Amaranthus viridis Pollich ex Moq. Prodr.	Pl. for Snake and Scorpion Bite in N Pakistan (Butt et al., 2015)
Amaranthus viridisLinn	Pl. Meds for Musculoskeletal Disorders, N. Pakistan (Malik et al., 2018)
Amaranthus viridus L.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Econ. & Ecolog. Important Pl. Commun., Pakistan (Sher & Al Yemeni, 2011)
Chenopodium caudatum Jacq.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)

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