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Achyranthes

(Genus)

Overview

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Achyranthes is a genus of medicinal and ornamental plants in the Amaranthaceae family.

Species include:

The herb is used in Traditional Chinese Medicine practice. Achyranthes (Cyathula) has properties that inhibits collagen-induced arthritis and acute edema. Most significantly, two novel triterpene glycosides isolated from achyranthes have been shown to be 1,000 times more potent than Sialyl Lewis X (SleX), an important blood group antigen that inhibits excess recruitment of neutrophils to injured tissues. This property has made it useful for treating arthritis; when too many white blood cells are recruited to an injured joint the neutrophils attack and destroy healthy tissues, leading to conditions such as septic shock and rheumatoid arthritis.1]

External links

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  1. ^ Jim English (2010). "Traditional Chinese Herbs for Arthritis" (in English). Nutrition Review 5 (2). http://www.nutritionreview.org/library/arthritissupport.php. Retrieved 2011-12-29. 

Taxonomy

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The Genus Achyranthes is further organized into finer groupings including:

Sources

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Last Revised: August 24, 2012
2012/08/24 13:53:20