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Aerva javanica - Snow bush

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[[File:Aerva tomentosa.JPG|thumb|right|''Buee'', ''Aerva javanica'']]
 '''Buee''' (Hindi: बुई), or '''Aerva javanica''', the '''kapok bush''' or '''desert cotton''', is a species of plant in the Amaranthaceae family. It has a native distribution incorporating much of Africa (including Madagascar), and the south-west and south of Asia. 
==Uses==
{{Uses|WoundsRheumatism}}, {{Uses|CutsCracking of skin}}, {{Uses|SnakebitesHemorrhoids}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disordersSkin dryness}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|DiarrheaFever}}, {{Uses|Sore throatsVomiting}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|rootsRoots}}, {{Parts Used|woolly Woolly spikes}}.
==Chemical Composition==
Anthelmintics, Betulin, composition, Glycosides, helminthoses, helminths, Human diseases, infections, Medicinal plants, medicinal properties, parasites, parasitoses, The plant extracts, Sterolsextract contains ascorbic acid, Terpenoidskaempferol, traditional medicinebeta-amyrin and beta-sitosterol. The leaves also contain sitosterol and its glucoside.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=ದೊಡ್ಡ ಹಿಂಡಿ ಗಿಡ Dodda hindi gida|ml=|mr=Khul|sa=Dholphuli, Khul|ta=Perumpoolai|te=Magabira|hi=Safed bui|en=AgrimonyJavanese Wool Plant, Kapok Bush, Snow bush}}<ref name="Common names"/> ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, vata shamaka ===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Perennialherb}}
==Identification==
===Flower===
{{Flower|bisexualBisexual|up Up to 10 cm long and 10 mm wide|whitish Whitish flowers||Separate male and female flowers are borne on separate plantsand Its flowering season is May-October}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|roundedUtricle|1-1.5 mm long|However, they can sometimes have a very faint surface pattern|With hooked hairsOrbicular|Each fruit contains a single dark brown to black coloured seedMany|Fruiting season is May-October}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka TailaMarma gulika]] as ''root juice extract''* [[Virataradi kashaya]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|AfricaAfrican forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Asia-Temperate}}, {{Commonly seen|Asia-Tropicalareas}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:OdermennigAerva javanica - Habitat shot.jpgAerva javanica 01.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02الارى.jpg|LeavesAerva javanica 02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNTAerva javanica 03.jpg|Fruiting spikesAerva javanica 04.BOTjpgAerva javanica Pilbara.2004jpgAerva javanica-1-dk-yercaud-salem-India.0JPGAerva javanica-2-dk-yercaud-salem-India.jpgJPG
</gallery>
==References==
 
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[httpshttp://wwwgbpihedenvis.cabdirectnic.orgin/cabdirectPDFs/abstract/19900360742 "cookies on cab direct"Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf Chemical constituents]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/aerva_javanica.htm Stems and Leaves]</ref><ref name="weeds of australiaAyurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2017/03/29/gorakshaganja-aerva-lanata/ Ayurvedic Preparation]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Aerva+javanica Cultivation Details]</ref><ref name="trophical palntsCommon names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/a/aerva-javanica Common names]</ref><ref name="Uses">Kappathagudda - A Repertoire of Medicinal Plants of Gadag, Page no: 46</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://www.ceacsu.edu.pk/PDF%20file/Volume%2013%20No%2001/48-52-PJAEC-04102011-05-old.pdfChemical Compositions of the Essential oil of Aerva javanicaLeaves and Stems]* [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267409203_Chemical_Compositions_of_the_Essential_oil_of_Aerva_javanica_Leaves_and_StemsChemical Compositions of the Essential oil of Aerva javanica Leaves ]* [https://www.feedipedia.org/node/193Aerva javanica on pedipedea]* [https://plants.jstor.org/compilation/aerva.javanicaAerva javanica on global plants]
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