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Photo by [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aerva_lanata_DSC_0047.jpg Ranjithsiji] from [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikimedia Commons].
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'''Aerva lanata''' is 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''', the ten sacred flowers of '''''Kerala'''''.
 
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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.
 
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The plant is also used as a talisman against evil spirits, a good-luck talisman for hunters, and a talisman for the well-being of widows.
 

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