Sphaeranthus amaranthoides, Siva karandhai

Sphaeranthus amaranthoides Burm.f.
Family: Compositae
Tamil: Siva karandhai

Indian venracular names: amutakarantai, cekilacitacceti, cekilacitam, cevayakkarantai, cevayam, ceyavalli, cittakanni, civakamikacceti,  civakamikam,  civakarantai,  civakkarunti,  civamakitacceti,  civamatikam,  civanmutivacikkanni,  civappukki,  civappukkicceti,  civaralanankai,  curaikkarantai,  curakkarantai,  kankalamuli,  kankalanmuli,  kayvaciyacceti,  kayvaciyam,  kolumpuccivakarantai,  konaicuticceti,  konraicuti,  kulattatikam,  kulatti,  kunatti,  maiyaltarumakamuli,  marukkam,  mulaicci, nalnari, narakarantai, narakkaranantai, narukarantai, narunkarantai, pallatarini, parimalamuli, parimalatimuli,  parimali,  peyotati,  peyotaticceti,  piracitta,  pokkumulaicci,  siva  karanthai,  tevankolacceti,  tevankolam,  tirunilakantacceti, tirunilakantan, tivanantamanmuli, vattirapancakacceti,  vattirapancakam,  vencitam,  vicuvanatacceti,  vicuvanatam,  vitaiyurti, vitaiyurticceti, yonippu

Description: Stout herbs, stem terete, branchlets very narrowly winged. Leaves to 9 x 1.5 cm, oblong, spathulate, apex acute, black dotted, distantly serrate. Capitula clustered, ovoid; bracts imbricate, 5 mm long, exserted, ovate, acuminate, spinous; phyllaries 3, membranous; inner bisexual floret 5-dentate, 2 mm long, outer female florets 2 mm long, 2-4 lobed. Achenes of inner floret glabrous, of outer villous.

12 Published articles of Sphaeranthus amaranthoides
1.    Assessment of in vitro cytotoxicity and in vivo antitumor activity of Sphaeranthus amaranthoides burm.f Gayatri, S., et al., Pharmacognosy research, 2015. 7(2): p. 198-202.
2.    Anthelmintic activity of methanolic extract of Sphaeranthus amaranthoides Burm Somnath, D., et al., International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 2014. 5(2): p. P-152-P-156.
3.    Cytotoxicity of alkaloid fraction from Sphaeranthus amaranthoides in A549 cell line Latha, Y.S. and N. Kommineni, African Journal of Biotechnology, 2014. 13(38): p. 3919-3927.
4.    Antioxidant activity and quantification of total phenolic and flavanoid content of Sphaeranthus amaranthoides Gayatri, S., et al., World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (WJPPS), 2014. 3(2): p. 1759-1766.
5.    Phytochemical and GC-MS analysis of bioactive compounds of Sphaeranthus amaranthoides Burm Somnath, D., et al., Pharmacognosy Journal, 2013. 5(6): p. 265-268.
6.    Evaluation of antioxidant and wound healing potentials of Sphaeranthus amaranthoides Burm.f Geethalakshmi, R., et al., BioMed Research International, 2013. 2013: p. 607109-Article ID 607109.
7.    Evaluation of antioxidant and wound healing potentials of Sphaeranthus amaranthoides Burm.f Geethalakshmi, R., et al., BioMed research international, 2013. 2013: p. 607109-607109.
8.    Pharmacological study of a Siddha holistic herb Sivakaranthai-Sphaeranthus amaranthoides burm for analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities Thanigavelan, V., et al., Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science, 2012. 2(1): p. 95-101.
9.    Hepatoprotective activity of Sphaeranthus amaranthoides on D-galactosamine induced hepatitis in albino rats Swarnalatha, L. and P.N. Reddy, Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2012. 2(Suppl. 3): p. S1900-S1905.
10.    In vitro micropropogation of Sphaeranthus amaranthoides Burm.F Devika, R., J.K. Pillai, and S.N. Arockiamary, Recent Research in Science and Technology, 2012. 4(4): p. 1-4.
11.    Pharmacognostical and phytochemical evaluations of Sphaeranthus amaranthoides Burm Shankarananth, V., et al., Plant Archives, 2009. 9(1): p. 317-320.
12.    Evaluations of pharmacological activity of Sphaeranthus amaranthoides Burm Shankarananth, V., et al., Plant Archives, 2009. 9(1): p. 321-324.