Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Aerva lanata
Scientific Name and Description
Aerva lanata (L.) Juss.
Aerva lanata (L.) JUSS. EX SCHULT.
Aerva lanata (L.) JUSS. EX SCHULT.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Achyranthes lanata L.
Illecebrum lanatum ROXB.
Illecebrum lanatum ROXB.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | chaya, choti-bui, gorakh-boonti, gorakhganja, gorkhabundi, kapurijadi, konda, Chobechampi, Gaab |
| Kannada | bilee sooli gida, bili hindee soppu, bili hooli, bili sooli, bilihindee soppu, bilihindi, bilihooli, hittina donne soppu |
| Malayalam | cerula, cerupula, ceruvula, scheru-bula |
| Marathi | kapoor madhura, kapoorimadhuri, kapoorphuli, kapurimadhuri, kapurmadhura, kapurphuti, kumarapindi, kumrapindi, tandlo, Apamarga |
| Sanskrit | asmabhedah, astmabayda, bhadra, goraksaganja, pasanabheda, pashanabheda, pattura |
| Tamil | acuvamanaku, antipilai, antipilaiceti, calinilappu, canunkuvukai, cerupulai, chiru peelai, cirukanpilai, cirupilai, cirupulai, cokkali, cokkalicceti, cunnampukkirai1, cuttiraciritam, kanpilai, kanpulai, karpeti, malacu, malacucceti, mukkili , panru, pantu,pantukacceti, pantukam, pantumalar, pasanapeti,pilai, pincatam, pincetam, poolai, pulai , pulaiver, pulikacceti, pulikam, serupeelai, sirroo poolay vayr, siru-peelai, sirupaulai, sirupeelai, sirupulai, tevimulacceti, tevimulam, tunkumuturam, umika, umikacceti, umil, uninam, uninputu, unkanimuli, uratam, uttuparamuli, uyinai, Shobhanjana |
| Telugu | guanabana, kondapindi, pindi kunda, pindi kura, pindichettu, pindidonda, pindikoora, pindikumda, pindikunda, pindipoolu, thelaga pindi konda, thelaga pindikunda,Pashanabheda |
| Common names | Chobechampi, Gaab |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
References
Literature
Literature
Krishna et al. 2011
Padal et al. 2014
Reddy et al. 2008
Samy et al. 2008
Flora of Rajasthan Vol.2 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Body
Aerva lanata (L.) Juss ex Schult. Amaranthaceae Poolapoo Herb Entire plant Powder Diuretic and Hypolipidemic
Aerva lanata (L.) Juss
Habit- Herb
Parts used - Whole plant
Application - Snake- bite; cough; sore throat; diuretic and diabetes; typhoid; renal calculi; earache; anthelmintic; drowsiness; asthma; headache; herpes; fever; demulcent; kidney stones
Treatment - General
References - Krishna et al. 2011, Padal et al. 2014, Reddy et al. 2008, Samy et al. 2008