[[File:Aerva lanata DSC 0047Rotula aquatica (3018920081).jpg|thumb|right|''Aerva lanataAshmahabhedah'']]'''Ashmahabhedah''' is a common weed which grows wild everywhere in the plains of India. It is one of the plants included in Dasapushpam, the ten sacred flowers of ''Ashmahabhedah'Kerala''']].==Uses=={{Uses|Sudorific}}, {{Uses|Diuretic}}, {{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Venereal diseases}}, {{Uses|Kidney stone}}, {{Uses|Bladder stones}}, {{Uses|Cancer}}, {{Uses|Diuretic}}, {{Uses|Astringent}}, {{Uses|Headache}}<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|Stem}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
'''Aerva lanata''' is ==Chemical Composition==Phytochemical study yielded alkaloids, flavonoids, phenolic compounds, steroids, and nutrients (amino acids and protein) - Roots have yield allantoin and 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 as Buikallan or Boor. It is one of the plants included in '''Dasapushpam'''sterol, the ten sacred flowers of '''''Kerala'''''rhabdiol.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Paashaanabheda, Bilihindi soppu|ml=Kallurvanci|sa=Ashmahabhedah|ta=Ceppunerinji|te=Pashanabhedi|hi=Pashanabhed|en=Aquatica Rotula}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
== Uses Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya===
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.===Rasa===
The plant ===Guna=== ===Veerya=== ===Vipaka=== ===Karma=== ===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Shrub}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Alternate|Oblong-oblanceolate|Leaves alternate or fascicled, 1-2 x 0.5 cm}}.<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Solitary|Calyx 3.5 mm long 5-partite|Corolla pink|Stamens 5|Flowers are 5 mm long, 7 mm across, campanulate, 5-lobed. Carpels are five in number. Flowering season is: May - October}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|||Many|Fruiting from May - October}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is also used as a talisman against evil spirits== ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, a good{{Propagation|Tuber segment}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==The more common species of Ashmahabhedah are generally those cultivated in gardens, especially hybrids. They typically thrive in well-luck talisman for huntersdrained evenly moist garden soils like the related hellebores and delphiniums, and a talisman for can grow in the wellshade of trees. ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Eastern trophical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Southern trophical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Western trophical area}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Rotula aquatica 02.JPG|LeavesFile:Rotula aquatica - Aquatic Rotula at Ulikkal (4).jpg|FlowersFile:Pashanabhedi (Telugu- పాషాణభేది) (3019039719).jpg|HabitFile:Rotula aquatica - Aquatic Rotula at Ulikkal (3).jpg|FruitsFile:Singkhantha (in Garo) (5047141292).jpg|Flower and fruit</gallery> ==References==<references> <ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.stuartxchange.org/Takad.html Constituents]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/230961 Diagnostic]</ref><ref name="Uses">Kappathagudda - A Repertoire of Medicinal Plants of Gadag, Page no: 44</ref><ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.811, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref></references> ==External Links==* [https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?101478 Rotula aquatica Lour on U.S. National Plant Germplasm System]* [http://ijpsr.com/bft-article/in-vitro-antioxidant-activity-and-determination-of-total-phenolic-flavonoid-contents-of-stems-of-rotula-aquatica-lour/?view=fulltex Rotula aquatica Lour on INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH]* [https://herbpathy.com/Uses-and-Benefits-being of widows-Rotula-Aquatica-Cid1313 Rotula aquatica Lour-uses, benefits, side effects]* [http://www.medicinalplantsindia.com/aquatic-rotula.html Rotula aquatica Lour on medicinal plants]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Boraginaceae]]
