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akarakarabha in Ayurveda - Anacylus pyrethrum

akarakarabha :

Flowering plant

Taxonomical Classification

Kingdom: Plantae - Plants
Subkingdom: Streptophyta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta - Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Asteraless
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Anacyclus
Species: Anacyclus Pyrethrum


Allied species:

Anthemis pyrethrum, Anacyclus officinarum, Matricaria officinarum


VERNACULAR NAMES

Sanskrit: Akarkara,Agragrahi, Akarakarabha
English: pellitory , Mount Atlas Daisy, Spanish Chamomile etc.
Hindi: Akarkara
Urdu: Aaqarqarha ﺋﺎﻗﺮﻗﺮﺣﺎ
Telugu: Akarakaram
Bengali: Aakarkara
Marathi: Akkalakara
Oriya: Akarakara
Gujarathi: Akkorakaro
Tamil: Akkirakaram
Malayalam: Akkikkaruka
Kannada: Aakala kaare
Punjabi: Akarkara
Arabic: Aquargarha
Spanish: Pelitre romano, Raíz de pelitre romano
Assamese: Kulekhara
Japanese: ア ナキクルス Anakikurusu, ア ナキクルス・ピレスルム Anakikurusu piresurumu, ピレトリウム Piretoriumu.
French: Pyrèthre, Pyrèthre d’Afrique, Pyrèthre salivaire, Œil de bouc, Pariétaire d’Espagne.
German: Franzosenwursel, Marokkokamille, Römische Bertramswurzel, Römischer Bertram, Speichelwurz , Zahnwurzel .
Nepal: Akarakala (Akarkala), Akarakara (Akarkara).
Persian: عاقرقرحا , بابونه زرد .
Sinhalese: Akkarakkara, Akrapatta, Jallpattan
Greek: Ανάκυκλος ο πύρεθρος Anakiklos o pyrethros, Πύρεθρον Pyrethron.


Varities:

Akarkara (Anacyclus pyrethrum DC) is a plant used single or in various combinations for multiple purposes in Ayurveda. In Brihatrayee, this plant has not been described. It has been described for the first time in Shodhala Nighantu (Gada Nigraha) by Vaidya Shodhala as Akallaka in 12AD. Later on, Akarkarahas been described in most of the Ayurvedic treatises . This drug has been used by Unani physicians since ancient time. Dioscorides (1st century AD), Jalinus (131-210 AD), Ibne Sina, Ishaque bin Imran, Abu Marwan bin Zohar (Avenzoar), mentioned this herb in their books

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