Chaff flower

Achyranthes asperia L. var. indica L. Tu Niu Teng (Prickly chaff flower) (seed) Beta-carotene, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, saponins, ascorbic acid, protein.50 Antispasmodic, diuretic, induce labor, antifertility, antiinflammatory. 

Achyranthes bidentata L. Huai Niu Teng (Long leaf chaff flower) (root) Inokosterone, ecdysterone, polysaccharides 53 Anticancer. 

Achyranthes japonica (Miq.) Nakai Japan Niu Teng (Japanese chaff flower) (leaf, root) Calcium oxalate, saponin, oleaolic acid, ecdysterone, inokosterone.50 Antirhymatic, anodyne, treat amenorrhea, carbuncles, fever, dystocia, and urinary ailments. 

The fruit is greyish-green, but is seldom quite uniform in colour, as the central flower-head has developed first. Immature fruits, chaff seeds of weeds, particles of clay and earth, and coriander which is difficult to eliminate from the fields, are frequently found in anise fruit of commerce, and represent 7 to 8 per cent of foreign substances, and even a higher proportion. 

As in the method for compounding the Flower of Cinnabar, heat the crucible for nine days and nine nights over a fire of horse manure or chaff. 

Other distinguishing features Receptacle where flowers are attached is naked (lacking chaff, scales, hairs, etc.). The plant... 

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