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Aerva, Gorakshganja

Gorakshganja, Pattura (Ayurveda)
Seru Peelai (Siddha)
Bisehri Booti,
Patharphodi (Unani)
Picture
Aerva lanata
P. Miller, Figures of the most beautiful, useful and uncommon
plants, described in the gardeners’ dictionary
(1755-1760)

Botanical name:
Aerva lanata
A. scandens is used in some parts of India


Parts used:
Root (or whole plant)

Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter, Pungent

Uses:
1. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine, Clears Stones:
-Strangury, Dysuria, Burning Urine
-Catarrh of the Bladder, Albuminaria
-Gravel and Stones
-Joint pain

2. Clears Heat, Stops Bleeding: (Ayurveda, Unani)
-Vomiting Blood, Hematuria
-bleeding during pregnancy
-Hemorrhoids

3. Clears Heat and Damp:
-excess Bile; Hepatitis
-Headache
-Diarrhea, Dysentery
-Gonorrhea (flowers)
-Malaria
-Skin diseases, Boils, Abscesses

4. Strengthens the Kidneys:
-Diabetes
-Spermatorrhea (leaf decoction)
-Prostatitis
-acute Renal Failure
-given as a tonic during pregnancy

5. Externally:
-paste is applied to boils
-applied to Hemorrhoids
-sore and tearing eyes, apply the juice


DOSE:
5–10 grams in Powder; for children with Diarrhea 1–2 grams of root with Rice water.
Of the Decoction: 50–100mls. (15–30 grams of coarse powder to decoct in 200mls.)

COMMENT:
1. Aerva is an accepted substitute for Bergenia ligulata in Ayurveda.

Main Combinations:
1. Hemorrhoids, Aerva with Milk and Black Pepper

Major Formulas:


Cautions:
None noted

Main Preparations used:

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