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'''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.<ref name="common names"/>
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'''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.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}<ref name="Uses"/>
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|roots}}, {{Parts Used|woolly spikes}}.
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==Chemical Composition==
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Anthelmintics, Betulin, composition, Glycosides, helminthoses, helminths, Human diseases, infections, Medicinal plants, medicinal properties, parasites, parasitoses, plant extracts, Sterols, Terpenoids, traditional medicine<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
== Description ==
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
The plant is herbaceous, multi-stemmed and soft-wooded and bears broad leaves; it often has an erect habit 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 October.<ref name="des"/> 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 ==
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Perennial}}
  
*It is used for fuel and for fodder for goats.
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==Identification==
*In traditional/ [[Ayurvedic medicine]] this plant has many uses. It is used externally to remove swelling, relieve inflammation and promote healing of wounds and ulcers.
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===Leaf===
*The flowers and roots are used to alleviate kidney problems and rheumatism and the seeds are believed to cure headaches.
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{{Leaf|Simple|2-7 cm long|leaves are alternately arranged along the stems and are quite variable in shape}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
* A gargle is made from the plant to treat toothache.
 
  
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|bisexual|up to 10 cm long and 10 mm wide|whitish flowers||Separate male and female flowers are borne on separate plants}}
  
==Common name==
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|rounded|1-1.5 mm long|However, they can sometimes have a very faint surface pattern|With hooked hairs|Each fruit contains a single dark brown to black coloured seed}}
  
* '''Hindi''' - बुई
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===Other features===
  
== References ==
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
  
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==Where to get the saplings==
<ref name="common names">[https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?101480 Aerva javanica information from NPGS/GRIN]</ref>
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==Mode of Propagation==
<ref name="des">[https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/2646 "Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Schult."]</ref>
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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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/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Africa}}, {{Commonly seen|Asia-Temperate}}, {{Commonly seen|Asia-Tropical}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Odermennig.jpg
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File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
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Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
  
== External Links ==
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<references>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/19900360742 "cookies on cab direct"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/aerva_javanica.htm "weeds of australia"]</ref>
  
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerva_javanica Aerva javanica-Wikipedia]
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Aerva+javanica "trophical palnts"]</ref>
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</references>
  
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==External Links==
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http://www.ceacsu.edu.pk/PDF%20file/Volume%2013%20No%2001/48-52-PJAEC-04102011-05-old.pdf
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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267409203_Chemical_Compositions_of_the_Essential_oil_of_Aerva_javanica_Leaves_and_Stems
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https://www.feedipedia.org/node/193
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https://plants.jstor.org/compilation/aerva.javanica
 
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[[Category:Herbs]]

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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

Wounds, Cuts, Snakebites, Curing liver disorders, Skin eruptions, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats[1]

Parts Used

roots, woolly spikes.

Chemical Composition

Anthelmintics, Betulin, composition, Glycosides, helminthoses, helminths, Human diseases, infections, Medicinal plants, medicinal properties, parasites, parasitoses, plant extracts, Sterols, Terpenoids, traditional medicine[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Agrimony


Habit

Perennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple 2-7 cm long leaves are alternately arranged along the stems and are quite variable in shape

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
bisexual up to 10 cm long and 10 mm wide whitish flowers Separate male and female flowers are borne on separate plants

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
rounded 1-1.5 mm long However, they can sometimes have a very faint surface pattern With hooked hairs Each fruit contains a single dark brown to black coloured seed {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of drier areas in the tropics and subtropics where it is found at elevations from sea level to 1,900 metres[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Africa, Asia-Temperate, Asia-Tropical.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Uses
  2. "cookies on cab direct"
  3. "weeds of australia"
  4. "trophical palnts"

External Links

http://www.ceacsu.edu.pk/PDF%20file/Volume%2013%20No%2001/48-52-PJAEC-04102011-05-old.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267409203_Chemical_Compositions_of_the_Essential_oil_of_Aerva_javanica_Leaves_and_Stems https://www.feedipedia.org/node/193 https://plants.jstor.org/compilation/aerva.javanica