Botanical name:-Amaranthus viridis
Family name:-AMARANTHACEAE
English name:-Chinese spinach,Green amaranth, Pigweed
Tamil name:-kuppaikkirai, vakucakkirai
Sanskirt name :-Tanduliyah
Distribution:-Asia,Africa, North America,South America, Central America and cribban,Spain, Australia, Fiji

Status:- Native

Edibal parts:-Leaves,Young stems

Ayurvedic usage:-Wounds’ Menorrhagia, Hypertension, Poisonous attacks, Dysentery, Urinary tract infections and diseases
Parts used to make medicine:-

propagation:-Seeds.