Names of Plants in India :: Nothosaerva brachiata (L.) Wight

[Dinesh Valke]

Nothosaerva brachiata (L.) Wight

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 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 - 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

* 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

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Nice picture and good work dear Dinesh ji.

Regards, Sam.

[Dinesh Valke]

Many many thanks dear Vijayasankar ji for validating the Tamil name.

The various variants of English transliterated names - sirupeelai or sirupilai are found mentioned in few sites, though 

I bounced on one "சிறுபீளையி" in some YouTube post - now I find it difficult to find it !! :)

Thank you very much, I will correct the name சிறுபீளை sirupeelai in my notes shortly.

Regards.

Dinesh

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Vijay Raman <vijay.b...@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Nov 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Subject: Re: Names of Plants in India :: Nothosaerva brachiata (L.) Wight
To: Dinesh Valke <dinesh...@gmail.com>

Dear Dinesh ji,

Great compilation! The correct Tamil spelling for sirupeelai or sirupilai (seerupilai is probably misspelled) is சிறுபீளை (without யி at the end). Also, this name is commonly used to refer to Aerva lanata. Since both Aerva and Nothosaerva are often confused with each other due to their similar morphology, the vernacular names are probably used interchangeably by mistake. 

Best,

Vijayasankar

[Dinesh Valke]

Tamil name corrected ...

commonly known as: minute amaranth • Hindi: शिलाभेद shilabheda • Marathi: धौला फिंडावरी dhaula phindawri • Odia: moduranga • Rajasthani: धौला फिंडावरी dhaula phindawri • Sanskrit: पाषाणभेद pashanabheda • Tamil: சிறுபீளை sirupeelai • Telugu: పాషాణబేది pashaanabedi

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/11/nothosaerva-brachiata-l-wight.html

Regards.
Dinesh

[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks very much Sam ji, for the appreciation.
Regards.
Dinesh