noth-oh-SAY-er-va -- from the Greek nothos (false); aerva (Latinized form of the Arabic name of a plant) ... Dave's Botanary
brak-ee-AY-tuh -- branched at right angles, arm-like ... Dave's Botanary
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, 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 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, 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 - 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). 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. 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). 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 - IJTK Vol.09(4) [October 2010] pp.629-634
- The Useful Plants of India, 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 - 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. 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 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 - IJTK Vol.09(4) [October 2010] pp.629-634
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
పాషాణబేది pashaanabedi
- Flora Andhrika - 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. 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
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