Editing Anacyclus pyrethrum (section)

==Medicinal uses==
Extracts of ''Anacyclus pyrethrum'' have anabolic activity in mice and also increase testosterone in the [[animal model]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scipharm.at/download.asp?id%3D346 |title=Scientia Pharmaceutica |accessdate=2011-07-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003111346/http://www.scipharm.at/download.asp?id=346 |archivedate=2011-10-03 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Sharma|first1=Vikas|last2=Boonen|first2=Jente|last3=Spiegeleer|first3=Bart De|last4=Dixit|first4=V. K.|title=Androgenic and Spermatogenic Activity of Alkylamide-Rich Ethanol Solution Extract of DC|journal=Phytotherapy Research|date=January 2013|volume=27|issue=1|pages=99–106|doi=10.1002/ptr.4697|pmid=22473789|s2cid=23573730 }}</ref>

[[Ayurveda]] (ancient Mesopotamian now Indian medical system) and [[Siddha medicine|Siddha]] (the real ancient medical system of India ([[Dravidian peoples|Dravidian]]), have uses for this plant root and it has been used for centuries as a medicine.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}} It is called Akkal-Kara in [[Hindi language|Hindi]], Akkal Kadha in [[Marathi language|Marathi]], Akkala-karra  [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], Akkarkkara (അകർക്കാര)([[Telugu language|Telugu]]: అక్కలకఱ్ఱ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://andhrabharati.com/dictionary/index.php?w=%E0%B0%85%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%95%E0%B0%B2%E0%B0%95%E0%B0%B1%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B1|title=Akkala-karra; అక్కలకర, అక్కలకఱ్ఱ, అక్కలగర : శంకరనారాయణ తెలుగు-ఇంగ్లీష్ నిఘంటువు 1953}}</ref> and Akkarakaaram ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]: அக்கரகாரம்). A kind of oil is prepared by a method known as pit extraction ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]: குழி எண்ணெய்).{{Medcn|date=February 2016}}

In ''[[The Perfumed Garden]]'' (from 15th century [[Tunisia]]), al-Nefzawi recommends pelleter taken externally as an ointment on the penis and scrotum or internally to enhance sexual pleasure and enhance erection (ch. 13, 15, 17).