Ammannia baccifera L.Family: Lythraceae
Synonyms: Ammannia apiculata Koehne, Ammannia attenuata Hochst. ex A.Rich., Ammannia attenuata var. latifolia Koehne, Ammannia attenuata var. micromerioides Chiov., Ammannia attenuata f. vigens Koehne, Ammannia auriculata var. subsessilis Boiss., Ammannia baccifera f. altissima Koehne, Ammannia baccifera subsp. contracta Koehne, Ammannia baccifera f. glauca (Wall, ex Wight & Arn.) Koehne, Ammannia baccifera f. pseudoaegyptica Koehne, Ammannia baccifera subsp. viridis (Hornem.) Koehne, Ammannia crassissima Koehne, Ammannia debit is Aiton, Ammannia densiflora Miq. ex C.B.Clarke, Ammannia discolor Nakai, Ammannia glauca Wall, ex Wight & Arn., Ammannia indica Lam., Ammannia prostrata Buch.-Ham. ex Dillwyn, Ammannia retusa Koehne, Ammannia salicifolia Hiern, Ammannia verticil lata Boiss., Ammannia vescicatoria Roxb., Ammannia viridis Willd. ex Hornem., Celosia bicolor Blanco, Celosia nana Blanco
English: Blistering Ammania, Monarch Redstem
Bengali: বনমরিচ banmarich
Hindi: अगिन बूटी aginbuti, जंगली मेंहदी jungli mehendi, दादमारी dadmari, बन मिरिच ban mirich, Kuranta
Kannada: ಕಾಡುಗಿಡ kaadugida
Konkani: दादमार्या dadmaria
Malayalam: Nirumelneruppu, Kallur vanchi
Marathi: दादमारी dadmari, अगीनबुटी aginbuti, भरजांभूळ bharajambhula
Others: Monarch redstem, अम्बार ambar, Blistering Ammannia, Acrid weed, Ammannia, Dadarbooti, Tooth cup, Blistering ammania
Sanskrit: अग्निगार्भ agnigarbha, क्षेत्रभूषा kshetrabhusha, महाश्याम mahasyama, पाषाणभेद pasanabheda, क्षेत्रवशिनी kshetravashini, ब्राह्मसोम brahmasoma, कुरन्दिक Kurandika, अग्निपत्रि Agnipatri
Tamil: கல்லுருவி kal-l-uruvi
Telugu: అగ్నివేంద్రపాకు agnivendrapaku, పాషాణభేద pasanabheda, నేలచిత్రమూలం Nelachitramoolam
Philippines: bias-pugo (Tagalog), apoy-apoyan (Pangasinan, Tagalog), parapit-angit (Pampangan)
Thailand: kaeo raknaa (Ratchaburi), mafai nok khum (Bangkok), yaa raknaa (northern)
Vietnam: m[uf]I ch[os].
Ayurvedic uses: Stomachic, laxative, antirheumatic, febrifuge. Leaves—used externally for ringworm, herpic eruptions and other skin diseases; rubefacient.
Uses: In the Philippines, the fresh leaves are bruised and applied to the skin to raise blisters and treat biliousness. In India, the leaves are used to stimulate appetite, relieve the bowels of costiveness, promote digestion, and stimulate venereal desire (Ayurveda). The pharmacological potential of this plant remains unexplored. Note that naphthoquinones might be responsible for the blistering properties described above [Medicinal Plants Of The Aisa-Pacific: Drugs For The Future?]
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