Aerva lanata (Linn.) Juss. ex Schult. – An overview

Abstract

Aerva lanata (Linn.) Juss. ex Schult. (Family-Amaranthaceae) is an important source of chemicals of immense medicinal and pharmaceutical importance such as O-acyl glycosides, β-sitosterol, daucosterol, syringic acid, vanillic acid, feruloyl tyramine, feruloyl homovanillylamine, narcissin and aervitrine which are effective as diuretic, anthelmintic, antidiabetic, expectorant and in the treatment of lithiasis and jaundice. Hence, considering the importance of A. lanata an attempt is made to present an overview of phytochemical and pharmacological activities of this plant.