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A. lanata is a common weed which grows wild everywhere in the plains of India. The root has a camphor-like aroma. The dried flowers which look like soft spikes, are sold under the commercial names Buikallan and Boor. It is one of the plants included in Dasapushpam, the ten sacred flowers of Kerala.
Description
Uses
This plant is used for food for people and animals. The whole plant, especially the leaves, is edible. The leaves are put into soup or eaten as a spinach or as a vegetable. The plant provides grazing for stock, game and chickens. The plant is used as a traditional medicine for snakebites.
The plant is also used as a talisman against evil spirits, a good-luck talisman for hunters, and a talisman for the well-being of widows.
In the traditional medicine of India, the juice of crushed Aerva lanata root is used for jaundicetherapy.
Antioxidant activity
The aqueous extract of A. lanata stem possess in vitro antioxidant activity.
Common names
Bengali: cofee
Dhivehi: Hudhu huipila
Duk.: Kul -ke -jar, K
Hindi:Gorakhbuti or Kapuri jadi
Kannada: Bilesuli
Malayalam: Cherula
Marathi: Kapuri-madhura
Odisha: Paunsia
Punjabi: Bui-kaltan (flowers as sold in bazaars)
Rajasthani: Bhui
Sanskrit: Astmabayda
Sindhi: Bhui, Jari
Sinhalese: Pol pala
Tamil: Sirru -pulay -vayr
Telugu: Pindi-kura, Pindi-chettu
Dr. Venkata Seshaiah.