Cherula

Overview

In the indigenous therapy tradition, particularly Ayurveda, Dasapushpam comprises ten potential herbs, culturally and medicinally significant to Kerala, India.
These herbs, including Cherula, are used for hair decoration and the Thiruvathira Kali dance during the Thiruvathira festival in the Malayalam month of Dhanu.
Therapeutically active, Dasapushpam herbs like Cherula are employed to treat various diseases and ailments.
Cherula (Aerva lanata), the mountain knotgrass, is a woody, prostrate or succulent, perennial herb in the Amaranthaceae family.

The root exudes a camphor-like aroma, while dried flowers resemble soft spikes, commercially known as Buikallan and Boor.
Aerva lanata is native to tropical Africa, South Africa, Madagascar, Saudi Arabia, and tropical Asia. It thrives in damper sites, open forests on mountain slopes, waste grounds, deserted cultivation, coastal scrub, and altitudes up to 900 m (3,000 ft) above sea level.
The plant grows from whitish papery stipules with two lobes and red bases. Clusters of two or three flowers emerge in the leaf axils, with a size of about 0.1 in (2.5 mm) in length, featuring pink, green or dull white colors. Self-pollination is typical, and the flowering period spans from May to October.

Phytochemical constituents in the plant include alkaloids (ervine, methylervine, ervoside, aervine, methylaervine, aervoside, ervolanine, and aervolanine), flavanoids (kaempferol, quercetin, isorhamnetin, persinol, persinosides A and B), methyl grevillate, lupeol, lupeol acetate benzoic acid, β-sitosteryl acetate and tannic acid.
Pharmacological studies have reported diuretic, anti-inflammatory, hypoglycemic, anti-diabetic, antiparasitic, antimicrobial, hepoprotective, anti-urolithiasis, antiasthmatic, antifertility and hypolipidemic properties of Aerva lanata.

Aerva lanata is a dietary supplement known for reducing inflammation, improving digestion, and boosting the immune system. It is helps lower cholesterol levels, enhance blood circulation, and reduce the risk of heart disease.
In traditional medicine, the plant is used for treating cough, strangury, headache, and urolithiasis.
Due to its phytochemical activities against the renal calculi (stones), traditional practitioners recommend the aqueous juice of the whole plant with a glass of buttermilk on an empty stomach for kidney stone removal.
The plant is used in traditional medicine for snakebites, jaundice therapy, treating sore throat, asthma, urinary tract infections, and diabetes. Additionally, it serves as a talisman.

Rich in antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, Aerva lanata promotes skin healing, evens out skin tone.

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