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[[File:Aerva tomentosa.JPG|thumb|right|''Buee'', ''Aerva javanica'']]
'''Aerva javanica''' is a species of plant in the Amaranthaceae family. It has a native distribution incorporating much of Africa and the south-west and south of Asia.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Cracking of skin}}, {{Uses|Hemorrhoids}}, {{Uses|Skin dryness}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Vomiting}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
'''Buee''' (Hindi: बुई)==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Roots}}, 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{{Parts Used|Woolly spikes}}.<ref name="common names"/>
== Description Chemical Composition== The plant is herbaceousextract contains ascorbic acid, multikaempferol, beta-stemmed amyrin and softbeta-wooded and bears broad sitosterol. The leaves; it often has an erect habit also contain sitosterol and grows to a height of about 1.6 metres (5 ft 3 in). In Western Australia it tends to grow in sandy soils especially along drainage lines. It flowers between January and Octoberits glucoside.<ref name="deschemical composition"/> Diplospory, a type of Agamospermy, occurs during the development of female gametophyte in the ovule and hence reduction division does not take place in the Megaspore mother cell. The diploid egg is unfertilized and forms the embryo. Hence daughter plants are exactly clones of the mother.
== Uses 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=Javanese Wool Plant, Kapok Bush, Snow bush}}<ref name="Common names"/>
*It is used for fuel and for fodder for goats. ==Properties==*In traditional medicine this plant has many uses. It is used externally to remove swellingReference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, relieve inflammation and promote healing of wounds and ulcersPrabhava - Therepeutics.*The flowers and roots are used to alleviate kidney problems and rheumatism and the seeds are believed to cure headaches.* A gargle is made from the plant to treat toothache.===Dravya===
== References =Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, vata shamaka
<references>===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Perennial herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|2-7 cm long|leaves are alternately arranged along the stems and are quite variable in shape}}<ref name="common namesLeaf"/>[https://npgsweb ===Flower==={{Flower|Bisexual|Up to 10 cm long and 10 mm wide|Whitish flowers||Separate male and female flowers are borne on separate plants and Its flowering season is May-October}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|Utricle|1-1.ars5 mm long||Orbicular|Many|Fruiting season is May-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?101480 Aerva javanica information from NPGS/GRINOctober}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Marma gulika]] * [[Virataradi kashaya]]</ref><ref name="desAyurvedic preparations"/>[https://florabase ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}.dpaw.wa.gov.au ==How to plant/browse/profilecultivate==A plant of drier areas in the tropics and subtropics where it is found at elevations from sea level to 1,900 metres<ref name="How to plant/2646 cultivate"Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Schult."]</ref></references>==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|African forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Tropical areas}}.
== External Links Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">Aerva javanica - Habitat shot.jpgAerva javanica 01.jpgFile:الارى.jpg|LeavesAerva javanica 02.jpgAerva javanica 03.jpg|Fruiting spikesAerva javanica 04.jpgAerva javanica Pilbara.jpgAerva javanica-1-dk-yercaud-salem-India.JPGAerva javanica-2-dk-yercaud-salem-India.JPG</gallery>
*==References==<references> <ref name="chemical composition">[http://gbpihedenvis.nic.in/PDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf Chemical constituents]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://enkeyserver.wikipedialucidcentral.org/wikiweeds/data/media/Html/aerva_javanica.htm Stems and Leaves]</ref><ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2017/03/29/gorakshaganja-aerva-lanata/ Ayurvedic Preparation]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/Aerva_javanica viewtropical.php?id=Aerva +javanicaCultivation Details]</ref><ref name="Common names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-Wikipediaspecies/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.pdf Chemical 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_Stems Chemical Compositions of the Essential oil of Aerva javanica Leaves ]
* [https://www.feedipedia.org/node/193 Aerva javanica on pedipedea]
* [https://plants.jstor.org/compilation/aerva.javanica Aerva javanica on global plants]
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[[Category:Amaranthaceae]]
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