APAMARGA (Achyranthes aspera) has been described as a divine medicine in the Vedas. Acharya Charaka was so much convinced of its efficacy that in his famous work Charak Samhita, he specially gave the name of one of its chapters after the great herb. Apamarga grows in plenty in wasteland and by the roadsides throughout the Indian subcontinent. It is more commonly known as puthkanda. Apamarga is pungent and bitter in taste and light, dry, sharp and hot in effect. It not only alleviates kapha and vata but purifies pitta also. The whole plant, which is medicinal, contains an alkaline substance - specially "potash". Depending upon the colour of its flowers apamarga is of two types -red and white. But the medicinal properties of these two are the same. All ancient ayurvedic texts have attributed a wide range of actions of apamarga on the human body. It is famous as a herbal lithotriptic agent (that breaks the urinary stones) and is a diuretic. It is also carminative, digestive, expectorant, anti-inflammatory and a killer of intestinal worms. Having blood-purifying and anti-endotoxin properties, it is also a bitter tonic. Apamarga is used both internally and externally for many ailments. Because of its diuretic and alkaliser properties, it is a drug of choice for urinary afflictions like calculus and irritation in the bladder and the urethra. It is also used in various other diseases like anorexia, colic, ear infection, bronchitis and skin diseases.

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