*Nothosaerva brachiata* (L.) Wight [image: Nothosaerva brachiata (L.) Wight] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/154045401>
*noth-oh-SAY-er-va* -- from the Greek *nothos* (false); *aerva* (Latinized form of the Arabic name of a plant) ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/> *brak-ee-AY-tuh* -- branched at right angles, arm-like ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=brachiata> *commonly known as*: minute amaranth • *Hindi*: शिलाभेद shilabheda • *Marathi*: धौला फिंडावरी dhaula phindawri • *Odia*: moduranga • *Rajasthani*: धौला फिंडावरी dhaula phindawri • *Sanskrit*: पाषाणभेद pashanabheda • *Tamil*: சிறுபீளையி seerupilai • *Telugu*: పాషాణబేది pashaanabedi *botanical names*: *Nothosaerva brachiata* (L.) Wight ... *homotypic synonyms*: *Achyranthes brachiata* L. • *Aerva brachiata* (L.) Mart. • *Illecebrum brachiatum* (L.) L. ... and more at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 18 Novembder 2025 Bibliography / etymology Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India <https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/12/languages-of-india.html> mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken *sensu amplo*. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ written and spoken widely, in most parts of India *minute amaranth* - Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Minute%20Amaranth.html>, retrieved November 18, 2025 ~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: *Delhi*, *Uttar Pradesh*, *Bihar*, *Chhattisgarh*, *Haryana*, *Jharkhand*, *Madhya Pradesh*, Rajasthan, *Uttarakhand* *शिलाभेद shilabheda* - Madhavan, V | Goswami K, Priyanka | Gurudeva, M R | Yoganarasimhan, S N - Pharmacognostical studies on the root of *Nothosaerva brachiata* Wt. – A botanical source of the Ayurvedic drug, Pashanabheda <https://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/10307> - IJTK Vol.09(4) [October 2010] pp.629-634 ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka *धौला फिंडावरी dhaula phindawri* - Sutar Prakash Mahadev, Patil Sunny C, & Akre Mrunal Raja. (2021). EVALUATION OF CLINICAL EFFICACY OF *DHAULA PHINDAWRI* (*NOTHOSAERVA BRACHIATA* Linn. Wight.) IN THE MANAGEMENT OF UROLITHIASIS (MUTRASHMARI). <https://www.ijaar.in/index.php/journal/article/view/928> International Journal of Applied Ayurved Research, 5(3), 214–222. ~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ written in: *Odia* (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: *Odisha*, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *moduranga* - Patil, Sunny & Sutar, Prakash & Akre, Mrunal. (2021). REVIEW OF *DHAULA PHINDAWRI* (*Nothosaerva brachiata* Linn. Wight.) - A FOLKLORE DRUG USED IN THE MANAGEMENT OF URINARY STONES. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/352878534> World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. 10. 371-385. 10.20959/wjpr20218-20860. - the name needs to be rendered in native script ~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: *Rajasthan* *धौला फिंडावरी dhaula phindawri* - Sutar Prakash Mahadev, Patil Sunny C, & Akre Mrunal Raja. (2021). EVALUATION OF CLINICAL EFFICACY OF *DHAULA PHINDAWRI* (*NOTHOSAERVA BRACHIATA* Linn. Wight.) IN THE MANAGEMENT OF UROLITHIASIS (MUTRASHMARI). <https://www.ijaar.in/index.php/journal/article/view/928> International Journal of Applied Ayurved Research, 5(3), 214–222. - Madhavan, V | Goswami K, Priyanka | Gurudeva, M R | Yoganarasimhan, S N - Pharmacognostical studies on the root of *Nothosaerva brachiata* Wt. – A botanical source of the Ayurvedic drug, *Pashanabheda* <https://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/10307> - IJTK Vol.09(4) [October 2010] pp.629-634 - The Useful Plants of India <https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.126090/page/n409/mode/2up?q=Nothosaerva>, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR ~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars *पाषाणभेद pashanabheda* - Madhavan, V | Goswami K, Priyanka | Gurudeva, M R | Yoganarasimhan, S N - Pharmacognostical studies on the root of *Nothosaerva brachiata* Wt. – A botanical source of the Ayurvedic drug, *Pashanabheda* <https://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/10307> - IJTK Vol.09(4) [October 2010] pp.629-634 - Jani, Switu; Shukla, Vinay J.1; Harisha, C. R.2. Comparative pharmacognostical and phytochemical study on Bergenia ligulata Wall. and Ammania buccifera Linn. <https://journals.lww.com/aayu/fulltext/2013/34040/comparative_pharmacognostical_and_phytochemical.14.aspx> AYU (An International Quarterly Journal of Research in Ayurveda) 34(4):p 406-410, Oct–Dec 2013. | DOI: 10.4103/0974-8520.127724 ... Review of the literature reveals that 23 different plants are reported in name of " *Pashanabheda*". Pharmacopeia considers *Bergenia ligulata* as the official source of *Pashanbheda* and official substitute is *Aerva lanata*. ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *சிறுபீளையி seerupilai* - Madhavan, V | Goswami K, Priyanka | Gurudeva, M R | Yoganarasimhan, S N - Pharmacognostical studies on the root of *Nothosaerva brachiata* Wt. – A botanical source of the Ayurvedic drug, *Pashanabheda* <https://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/10307> - IJTK Vol.09(4) [October 2010] pp.629-634 ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ written in: *Telugu* ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: *Andhra Pradesh*, *Telangana*, Puducherry *పాషాణబేది pashaanabedi* - Flora Andhrika <https://floraandhrika.blogspot.com/search?q=Nothosaerva+brachiata> - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India ~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Andhra Pradesh, ***Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Jharkhand, ***Goa, ***Gujarat, Haryana, ***Himachal Pradesh, ***Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, ***Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand - Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. <https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list> Version 25.11; last update Nov. 11th, 2025. Last accessed 18/11/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy). - Odisha :: The Flora of Orissa, Volume 3, H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam *** no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state ~~~~~ Created on: 16:02 18-11-2025 ¦ Last updated: 20:35 23-11-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/11/nothosaerva-brachiata-l-wight.html Regards. Dinesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC2N0US5bKSyYJRknLf7dgLVJCo%2BuXBeSuVOLHw31eCnZQ%40mail.gmail.com.
