AKARKARA /Anacyclus Pyrethrum Medicinal Uses

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AKARKARA
Botanical name– Anacyclus pyrethrum






Family name– Asteraceae

Kingdom- Plantae

Arabic name– Aakikihan, Aduk lai

Regional Names :

English : Toothache plant, Pellitary, Hindi : Akarkara, Sanskrit : Akallaka, Sarahattika, Bengali: Akarakara, Gujrati: Akkalkaro, Akkalgaro, Kannada: Akkallakara, Akallakara, Akalakarabha, Malayalam: Akikaruka, Akravu, Oriya: Akarakara, Punjabi: Akarakarabh, Akarakara, Telugu: Akkalakarra, Tamil : Vana-mugali, Marathi : Acharbomdi, Akalkarra, Pipu-labo, Assamese: Kulekhara.

Part Used

Flower.

Description



It is an erect, branched, annual herb which reaches a height of 15 to 60 cm. It is found in Southeast Asia and China. The plant is sprawling and much-branched, with olive-green to purple-flushed, ovate leaves. Leaves are opposite, smooth or nearly so, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, and 1.5 to 3 cm long, with pointed tip and wedge-shaped base, and with toothed or wavy margins. Conical heads occur singly at the ends of long stalks, and are about 1 cm in length. Flower heads are yellow with brown patch in centre. Achenes are flattened, oblong, dark-brown and enclosed separately in scales.

Chemical composition of Akarkara herb:

The main active element of the root of Akarkara is pyrethrin which is crystalline and colorless. In addition, it contains a partly volatile oil, a stable oil and 50% inulin.

Medicinal Uses


Anacyclus Pyrethrum Medicinal Uses


The main active element of the root of Akarkara is pyrethrin which is crystalline and colorless. In addition, it contains a partly volatile oil, a stable oil and 50% inulin.

  • Flower heads are used for the treatment of wounds, toothache, dental cavities, looseness of teeth, pyorrhea, painful canker sores, ringworm infections, neurasthenia, insanity, flaccidity of tongue and other mouth related troubles.
  •   It is also used for the treatment of rheumatism and inflammation, tongue paralysis, stomatitis (inflamed and sore mouth), treatment for fever, sore throat, and even gum infections. 
  • Pellitory root is widely used because of its pungent efficacy in relieving toothache and in promoting a free flow of saliva. 
  • The British Pharmacopoeia directs that it be used as a masticatory, and in the form of lozenges for its reflex action on the salivary glands in dryness of the mouth and throat. 
  • The tincture made from the dried root may be applied to relieve the aching of a decayed tooth, applied on cotton wool, or rubbed on the gums, and for this purpose may with advantage be mixed with camphorated chloroform. It forms an addition to many dentifrices.
  •  Being a rubefacient and local irritant, when sliced and applied to the skin, it induces heat, tingling and redness. 
  • The powdered root forms a good snuff to cure chronic catarrh of the head and nostrils and to clear the brain, by exciting a free flow of nasal mucous and tears.
  • It is also used in premature ejaculation

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