Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in aerva lanata. Evaluation of antioxidant, antimicrobial, and antiurolithiatic potential. Aerva lanata general aerva lanata is a memory enhancer as aerfa helps in boosting up remembering and recalling power. Emergence of multidrug resistance among various microorganisms has limited the choice of antimicrobial agents and has been responsible for severe morbidity and mortality. However, its effect on the activities of diabetesrelated enzymes has not been investigated. The resulting aqueous extract was taken as inhibitor stock solution. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of gras herbs and other economic plants. This study evaluated the in vitro inhibitory effects of different extracts of the a. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the antihiv activity and cytotoxic effects of aerva lanata root extracts. Aerva lanata is commonly described in ayurveda as a diuretic with antiinflammatory, antihelmintic, antibacterial and mild analgesic effects. Powder microscopy was done according to the standard procedure mentioned.
It was added at different percentages to the control solution. Bacteria, fungi, parasites and viruses cause many infections in both human and. Morphoanatomic, physicochemical, and phytochemical. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions. Juss family amaranthaceae commonly known as mountain knotgrass is a woody, prostrate or succulent perennial herb of 3060 cm in height. A plethora of studies have reported the pharmacological potentials of aerva lanata ranging from hepatoprotective, antiinflammatory, antimicrobial, antihelminthic, and antitumour activities to antidiabetic activities 9. It is widely spread in the drier parts of the tropics and the sub tropics of the world. This study aimed at screening both the fractions ii and iii for antiurolithiatic activity in male wistar albino rats. Literature survey revealed that various species of aerva are used as analgesic and exhibit anti microbial, antiinflammatory activities. The plant aerva lanata l belongs to the family amaranthaceae and traditionally used in the treatment of rheumatism, kidney stones and malaria.
Aerva lanata leaves extract was prepared as follows. 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. Genus aerva belongs to family amaranthaceae and represented by 20 species in pakistan 1. Department of pharmacognosy, institute of pharmacy, bundelkhand university, uttar pradesh, india. And since leaves are both alternate and opposite it is likely to be aerva. Aerva lanata is an interesting plant used in traditional medicine for many years and used for the treatment of bladder and kidney stones. It is a favourable treatment for countering afflictions pertaining to stomach and the digestive system thus, helps in overseeing the bodys metabolism. Rajan department of zoology, ayya nadar janaki ammal college autonomous, sivakasi 626.
Extracts were prepared in hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, acetone and methanol solvents by sequential maceration method and the. Antidiarrhoeal activity of aerva lanata in experimentally. 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 pdf aerva lanata serves as a purpose of anthelmintic and medication that soothes inflamed and injured skin. The mode of inhibition of the enzymes by the hydroethanol extract of aerva lanata is shown in figure 2. Nephroprotective effect of aerva lanata against mercuric. The newly described constituents are hentriacontane 0. Green synthesis of multifaceted silver nanoparticles using. Antihiv activity and cytotoxic effects of aerva lanata.
Aerva lanata contains alkaloids, flavonoids, phenol, tannin, proteins, amino acids and carbohydrates respectively. Aerva lanata linn juss ex schult, family amaranthaceae, is a common wayside. The plants are used in traditional medicine for their refrigerant, diuretic, sudorific, stimulant and vermifuge activities. Aerva lanata fresh leaves were collected from local area of coimbatore. My pains are worse after a nights sleep or any rest but my fatigue reduces after rest. Aerva lanata mountain knotgrass is a woody, prostrate or succulent, perennial herb in the family amaranthaceae of the genus aerva, native to asia, africa. Pdf emergence of multidrug resistance among various microorganisms has limited the choice of antimicrobial agents and has been responsible for severe. It was effective against all bacterial species except klebsiella. Polphala of amaranthaceae is a perennial shrub which is seen commonly in different waste parts of india. Pashanabheda is used traditionally in indian system of medicines for. The present investigation was to explore the antibacterial activity of aerva lanata. Prior to activity, the silver nanoparticles were synthesized by using the flower extract of aerva lanata.
In the present study endophytic fungus was isolated from a. Nomenclature and classification nomenclature and classification. Phytopharmacological evaluation of polyherbal mixture consisting of. 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. Earlier researches showed that ethyl acetate and methanol extracts of aerva lanata have some interesting antimicrobial properties choudhary. Seasonal migration and reproduction are usually treated separately.
Aerva lanata is an important medicinal plant, found throughout tropical india as a common weed in fields and waste land in 5. Traditionally known as pashanabheda in india, aerva lanata l belonging to the family amaranthaceae. Asian pacific journal of tropical biomedicine materia medica for aerva lanata. Aerva lanata herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients. Percentage pregnancy failure among the treated groups was 30% and 40% at the dose of 200 and 400 mgkg bw, respectively. Their structures have been established on the basis of.
Leaf extracts of aerva lanata inhibit the activities of. Further, the synthesized silver nanoparticles were characterized by uv. Pharmacognostic and phytochemical studies on flowers of aerva. 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. Names of aerva lanata in various languages of the world are also given.
Because of its reputation in folk medicine, aerva lanata has become the subject of intense pharmacological and chemical studies for the last 30 years. 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. Chromatographic studies on the tannins of aerva lanata l. Antidiabetic activity of alkaloids of aerva lanata roots on. 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. Outer 2 tepals hyaline, ellipticoblong, tapering above with a distinct mucro formed by the excurrent midrib, 1. In silico antiurolithiatic screening of aerva lanata l. This name is the accepted name of a species in the genus aerva.
This plant is used for food for people and animals. Jodhpur national university jodhpur, rajasthan india 2. Aerva lanata at a concentration of 10% showed no motility of rat spermatozoa within 60 sec. Dictyopteris woodwardia ex turner achyranthes sanguinolenta l. Aerva sanguinolenta however, this small herb is not rare here, many houses in villages plant this species around their boundary. Aerva lanata has shown preimplantation loss of 20% and 30% against control at the dose of 200 and 400 mgkg bw, respectively. Procedure for extraction dried stems of aerva lanata were ground to coarse powder. Aerva lanata herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. 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. Aerva lanata, known as polpala in sri lanka, is a medicinal plant belonging to the amaranthaceae family. Antioxidant and antiurolithiatic efficacy of aerva lanata l. 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. The present investigation signifies the examination of bactericidal, cytotoxic and photocatalytic activity of aerva lanata synthesized silver nanoparticles.
Familyamaranthaceae is an important source of chemicals of immense medicinal and pharmaceutical importance such as oacyl glycosides. Unless otherwise noted all references are to duke, james a. Materials and methods collection of plant material the stems of aerva lanata were collected from surrounding places of nalgonda dist. How aerva lanata is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. However, benefits to ecosystems not specific to humans are best treated under risk statement what happens when the organism is removed. Nematicidal effect of methanolic root extract of aerva lanata against the root knot nematode, meloidogyne incognita on bengal gram, cicer arietinum p. The fresh leaves were washed under running tap water to remove the dust. Chemical compositions of the essential oil of aerva. The effect of ethanolic extract ofaerva lanata was studied on mercuric chloride induced renal damage in rats. Nematicidal effect of methanolic root extract of aerva. Aerva lanata linn of family amaranthaceae is an important and commonly used plant for its medicinal and pharmacological properties and. Herbal formulations used in treatment of kidney stone by.
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