TY - JOUR AU - Chandrashekhar, Karnam PY - 2019/01/03 Y2 - 2024/03/19 TI - A Review on Tanduliyaka (Amaranthus spinosus L) - A Weed, A Vegetable and A Medicinal Plant JF - International Journal of Ayurvedic Medicine JA - IJAM VL - 9 IS - 4 SE - Review Articles DO - 10.47552/ijam.v9i4.1169 UR - https://www.ijam.co.in/index.php/ijam/article/view/1169 SP - 231-238 AB - <p>Weed is an unwanted plant growing on a cultivating land<strong>.</strong> Surprisingly, sometimes, certain weed turns out to be a great source of food or medicine. Nature has been so generous in providing a lot of useful things to humans. The great sages of <em>A</em><em>y</em><em>u</em><em>r</em><em>v</em><em>eda</em> have never let down any plant. They always tried to appreciate the usefulness of a plant in one or the other way. But, there are some instances where few therapeutic uses of certain plants were not documented in the literature of <em>A</em><em>y</em><em>u</em><em>r</em><em>v</em><em>eda</em> for unknown reasons. Ethno-botanical uses of such plants, if collected and studied, in addition to <em>A</em><em>y</em><em>u</em><em>r</em><em>v</em><em>e</em><em>d</em><em>a</em>, will certainly make wonders in health care system. This review directs towards&nbsp; &nbsp;an underutilized, less explained, perhaps not significantly appreciated and categorically unspoken plant called <em>Tandul</em><em>i</em><em>y</em><em>a</em><em>ka</em> (<em>A</em><em>m</em><em>a</em><em>r</em><em>anth</em><em>u</em><em>s</em> <em>s</em><em>pin</em><em>o</em><em>s</em><em>u</em><em>s</em> Linn) which has been used by many folklore and ethnic groups of India. This study reveals 45 synonyms of plant along with some notable ethno-botanical uses and its validated activities proving itself as the plant of much interest .</p><p>&nbsp;</p> ER -