Abstract

A REVIEW ARTICLE OF BISHERI BOOTI (AERVA LANATA) -ITS TRADITIONAL USES AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIONS

Faisal M.*, F. A. Najar, Ansari T. A. and Nazmeen Shakeel

Abstract

Herbs are the part of the Nature and have no substitute. Medicinal herbs have the special importance due its use for the treatment of numerous ailments since ancient times and gained popularity over conventional medicines owing to their reduced risk of side effects, effectiveness in chronic conditions, lower cost and widespread availability. Aerva lanata one of the such boon among the diverse medicinal herbs, belongs to the family Amaranthaceous, ordinarily known as Bisehri Booti comes under the most widely used herbs in lifestyle disorder as well as in metabolic syndrome. Numerous research work and literature have proven that it is commonly used as a therapeutic agent for a variety of diseases such as Anti-diabetic, Anti-microbial, Hepatoprotective, Diuretic, Emollient, Hypolipidimic, Lithotriptic, Nephroprotective etc., The present review highlights the traditional uses, therapeutic and pharmacological action in the light of available preclinical and clinical data.

Keywords: Hepatoprotective, Nephroprotective, Lithotriptic, Hypolipidimic, Emollient.