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Photo by [[categoryhttps:herbs]] '''Aerva lanata''' is a common weed which grows wild everywhere in the plains of India//commons. The root has a camphor-like aromawikimedia. The dried flowers which look like soft spikes, are sold under the commercial names as Buikallan or Boororg/wiki/File:Aerva_lanata_DSC_0047. It is one of the plants included in '''Dasapushpam''', the ten sacred flowers of '''''Kerala'''''. '''USES'''jpg Ranjithsiji] from [https: This plant is used for food for people and animals//commons. The whole plant, especially the leaves, is ediblewikimedia. 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. 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 widowsorg/wiki/Main_Page Wikimedia Commons].