in South Africa as an abortifacient.
The leaf has been used a tea for the relief of pulmonary conditions. In India the seed is used as food and as a diuretic and application to scrofulous sores (Hussain et al., 2010).
Traditionally, it is used nutrtionally for infants, children, pregnant and lactating women and in countering heavy menstrual bleeding and vaginal discharge.
The roots were used to cure kidney stones, leaves to cure cuts, leprosy, boils, burns, fever, and decoction of the stem in jaundice. It is also used as diuretic, abortifacient, vermifuge, antipyretic, astringent and anthelmintic (Iqbal et al., 2011; Chakrabarti et al., 2012).
Polyherbal compositions (containing Amaranthus caudatus) are used as natural nourishing supplement for the control of gastric secretion and improvement of digestion (Ibrahim et al., 1986), and for treating constipation (Jain and Gautam, 2011).