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Rotula aquatica - Ashmahabhedah

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[[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"/>
'''Ashmahabhedah''' or '''Aerva lanata''' is a common weed which grows wild everywhere in the plains of India. The root has a camphor-like aroma.==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|Stem}}<ref name="commonKarnataka Medicinal Plants"/> 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'''''.
== Uses Chemical Composition==Phytochemical study yielded alkaloids, flavonoids, phenolic compounds, steroids, and nutrients (amino acids and protein) - Roots have yield allantoin and a sterol, rhabdiol.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
This plant is used for food for people and animals. The whole plant==Common names=={{Common names|kn=Paashaanabheda, 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.Bilihindi soppu|ml=Kallurvanci|sa=Ashmahabhedah|ta=Ceppunerinji|te=Pashanabhedi|hi=Pashanabhed|en=Aquatica Rotula}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
The plant is also used as a talisman against evil spirits==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, a goodKarma -luck talisman for huntersPharmacological activity, and a talisman for the wellPrabhava -being of widowsTherepeutics.===Dravya===
==Common name=Rasa===
* '''English''' - Rotula* '''Kannada''' - ಪಾಷಾಣಬೇಧ* '''Hindi''' - Pashanabedh===Guna===
== References =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 used== ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{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-drained evenly moist garden soils like the related hellebores and delphiniums, and can grow in the shade 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="commonchemical composition">[httpshttp://npgswebwww.stuartxchange.ars-grinorg/Takad.govhtml Constituents]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https:/gringlobal/taxonomydetailindiabiodiversity.aspx?101478 Aerva lanataorg/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>
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== 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://enherbpathy.wikipediacom/Uses-and-Benefits-of-Rotula-Aquatica-Cid1313 Rotula aquatica Lour-uses, benefits, side effects]* [http://www.orgmedicinalplantsindia.com/wiki/Aerva_lanata Aerva Lanataaquatic-Wikipediarotula.html Rotula aquatica Lour on medicinal plants]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Boraginaceae]]
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