Aerva lanata (Linn.) Juss. ex Schult. – An overview
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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.
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COMPARISION OF DIURETIC ACTIVITY OF ETHANOLIC EXTRACT OF AERVA LANATA (Linn.) Juss. ex. Schult & AERVA TOMENTOSA Forsk. Family: AMARANTHACEAE
The diuretic activity of concentrated ethanolic extract of Aerva lanata (Linn) & Aerva tomentosa Forsk on healthy albino rats were studied with frusemide as reference drug. The urine output increased with concentrated ethanolic extract of Aerva lanata only. In this case the level of electrolytes in urine also increased. But the diuretic activity was mild as compared to frusemide.
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