Literature survey revealed that various species of aerva are used as analgesic and exhibit anti microbial, antiinflammatory activities. Aerva lanata linn of family amaranthaceae is an important and commonly used plant for its medicinal and pharmacological properties and. Percentage pregnancy failure among the treated groups was 30% and 40% at the dose of 200 and 400 mgkg bw, respectively. It has been included as occurring in australia by the us government, but it is not recognised as occurring in australia by any australian state herbarium. Juss family amaranthaceae commonly known as mountain knotgrass is a woody, prostrate or succulent perennial herb of 3060 cm in height. Aerva lanata herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients. Polphala of amaranthaceae is a perennial shrub which is seen commonly in different waste parts of india. Aerva lanata at a concentration of 10% showed no motility of rat spermatozoa within 60 sec. The leaves of aerva lanata are one of the indigenous medicinal plants used in the management of diabetes mellitus and its associated complications in africa.
It is a native of asia, africa, australia, sri lanka, south asia, saudi arabia, egypt, java and philippines lakshmi and lethi, 2014 grows throughout the. Aerva lanata herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. It is a favourable treatment for countering afflictions pertaining to stomach and the digestive system thus, helps in overseeing the bodys metabolism. And since leaves are both alternate and opposite it is likely to be aerva.
Nematicidal effect of methanolic root extract of aerva lanata against the root knot nematode, meloidogyne incognita on bengal gram, cicer arietinum p. This name is the accepted name of a species in the genus aerva. Antidiabetic activity of alkaloids of aerva lanata roots on. Research article leaf extracts of aerva lanata inhibit the activities of type 2 diabetesrelated enzymes and possess antioxidant properties musbau adewunmi akanji,1 samson olasunkanmi olukolu,2 and mutiu idowu kazeem 2 1department of biochemistry, university of ilorin, pmb 1515 ilorin, nigeria 2department of biochemistry, lagos state university, pmb 0001 ojo, lagos, nigeria. However, its effect on the activities of diabetesrelated enzymes has not been investigated. Antidiarrhoeal activity of aerva lanata in experimentally. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the antihiv activity and cytotoxic effects of aerva lanata root extracts.
Materials and methods collection of plant material the stems of aerva lanata were collected from surrounding places of nalgonda dist. The fresh leaves were washed under running tap water to remove the dust. The newly described constituents are hentriacontane 0. Bacteria, fungi, parasites and viruses cause many infections in both human and. Aerva lanata pdf aerva lanata serves as a purpose of anthelmintic and medication that soothes inflamed and injured skin. My pains are worse after a nights sleep or any rest but my fatigue reduces after rest. Familyamaranthaceae is an important source of chemicals of immense medicinal and pharmaceutical importance such as oacyl glycosides. Pharmacognostic and phytochemical studies on flowers of aerva. Powder microscopy was done according to the standard procedure mentioned. Pdf i in nt te er rn na at ti io on na al l j jo ou ur rn na al l o of f p ph ha ar rm ma a s sc ci ie en nc ce es s vol. Aerva lanata is not prescribed for longterm use in ayurveda as it is believed to produce structural changes in the urinary tract of the patients leading to renal. However, benefits to ecosystems not specific to humans are best treated under risk statement what happens when the organism is removed. Department of pharmacognosy, institute of pharmacy, bundelkhand university, uttar pradesh, india. Rajan department of zoology, ayya nadar janaki ammal college autonomous, sivakasi 626.
Aerva lanata has shown preimplantation loss of 20% and 30% against control at the dose of 200 and 400 mgkg bw, respectively. Chemical compositions of the essential oil of aerva. Traditionally known as pashanabheda in india, aerva lanata l belonging to the family amaranthaceae. Evaluation of antioxidant, antimicrobial, and antiurolithiatic potential. Emergence of multidrug resistance among various microorganisms has limited the choice of antimicrobial agents and has been responsible for severe morbidity and mortality. The mode of inhibition of the enzymes by the hydroethanol extract of aerva lanata is shown in figure 2. Antihiv activity and cytotoxic effects of aerva lanata. Outer 2 tepals hyaline, ellipticoblong, tapering above with a distinct mucro formed by the excurrent midrib, 1. The plant samples were then air dried for few days and the leaves were crushed into powder by electric blender and stored in air tight container for further use. Genus aerva belongs to family amaranthaceae and represented by 20 species in pakistan 1. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of gras herbs and other economic plants.
Chromatographic studies on the tannins of aerva lanata l. Antioxidant and antiurolithiatic efficacy of aerva lanata l. Pdf emergence of multidrug resistance among various microorganisms has limited the choice of antimicrobial agents and has been responsible for severe. Pashanabheda is used traditionally in indian system of medicines for. The plant aerva lanata l belongs to the family amaranthaceae and traditionally used in the treatment of rheumatism, kidney stones and malaria. Aerva lanata linn juss ex schult, family amaranthaceae, is a common wayside. Nematicidal effect of methanolic root extract of aerva.
Asian pacific journal of tropical biomedicine materia medica for aerva lanata. Herbal formulations used in treatment of kidney stone by. Names of aerva lanata in various languages of the world are also given. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions. Unless otherwise noted all references are to duke, james a.
Phytopharmacological evaluation of polyherbal mixture consisting of. Herbal formulations used in treatment of kidney stone by native folklore of nizamabad district, andhra pradesh, india vijigiri dinesh1, shivraj kashinath bembrekar2 and p p sharma3 department of botany. Further, the synthesized silver nanoparticles were characterized by uv. Aerva lanata is commonly described in ayurveda as a diuretic with antiinflammatory, antihelmintic, antibacterial and mild analgesic effects. Aerva lanata contains alkaloids, flavonoids, phenol, tannin, proteins, amino acids and carbohydrates respectively.
The effect of ethanolic extract ofaerva lanata was studied on mercuric chloride induced renal damage in rats. It was effective against all bacterial species except klebsiella. Aerva lanata, known as polpala in sri lanka, is a medicinal plant belonging to the amaranthaceae family. Aerva lanata fresh leaves were collected from local area of coimbatore. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in aerva lanata. Dictyopteris woodwardia ex turner achyranthes sanguinolenta l. Their structures have been established on the basis of. Seasonal migration and reproduction are usually treated separately. How aerva lanata is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Aerva lanata mountain knotgrass is a woody, prostrate or succulent, perennial herb in the family amaranthaceae of the genus aerva, native to asia, africa. It is widely spread in the drier parts of the tropics and the sub tropics of the world. In silico antiurolithiatic screening of aerva lanata l. It was added at different percentages to the control solution. Procedure for extraction dried stems of aerva lanata were ground to coarse powder.
The plants are used in traditional medicine for their refrigerant, diuretic, sudorific, stimulant and vermifuge activities. Green synthesis of multifaceted silver nanoparticles using. Earlier researches showed that ethyl acetate and methanol extracts of aerva lanata have some interesting antimicrobial properties choudhary. Aerva lanata leaves extract was prepared as follows. In the present study endophytic fungus was isolated from a. Leaf extracts of aerva lanata inhibit the activities of. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. Nephroprotective effect of aerva lanata against mercuric. Aerva sanguinolenta however, this small herb is not rare here, many houses in villages plant this species around their boundary. Aerva lanata general aerva lanata is a memory enhancer as aerfa helps in boosting up remembering and recalling power. Prior to activity, the silver nanoparticles were synthesized by using the flower extract of aerva lanata. The present investigation signifies the examination of bactericidal, cytotoxic and photocatalytic activity of aerva lanata synthesized silver nanoparticles.
This plant is used for food for people and animals. This study aimed at screening both the fractions ii and iii for antiurolithiatic activity in male wistar albino rats. Nomenclature and classification nomenclature and classification. Aerva lanata is an important medicinal plant, found throughout tropical india as a common weed in fields and waste land in 5.
Morphoanatomic, physicochemical, and phytochemical. This study evaluated the in vitro inhibitory effects of different extracts of the a. Extracts were prepared in hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, acetone and methanol solvents by sequential maceration method and the. The resulting aqueous extract was taken as inhibitor stock solution. Because of its reputation in folk medicine, aerva lanata has become the subject of intense pharmacological and chemical studies for the last 30 years. Jodhpur national university jodhpur, rajasthan india 2. Aerva lanata is an interesting plant used in traditional medicine for many years and used for the treatment of bladder and kidney stones.
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