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that include Flavonoids, saponins, alkaloids, steroids,
catachins, coumarins, steroids, terpenoids, xanthoproteins,
minerals, anthra quinones, tannins and phenolic
compounds. Tiliroside, coumaryl tiliroside, isorhamentin
glycoside, O-acyl glycosides, β-sitosterol, daucosterol,
syringic acid, vanillic acid, feruloyl tyramine, feruloyl
homovanillylamine, narcissi and aervitrine are some
of the phytochemicals synthesized from the stem,
leaves, flowers and roots of
Aerva lanata
plant. Other
metabolites of
Aerva lanata
plant having medicinal
values include sitostreol palmitate, hentriacontane,
D-glucoside, α-amyrin, betulin, kaempferol 3-rhamn-
ogalactoside and kaempferol 3- (6” p-coumaryl)
O-glucoside, saponins, sugars like fructose, galactose,
rhamnose, mannose, xylose, arabinose and sucrose,
canthine 6-one and 3- β-carboline 1-yl propionic acid,
10-methoxy canthin 6-one (methyl aervine), 10-hydr-
oxy-canthin 6-one (Aervine), 10-O- β-D-glucopyranosyl
oxycanthin 6-one (Aervoside) and 6-methoxy- β-carboline
l propionic acid (Aervolanine) Table 1 (Cushnie and
Lamb, 2005).
3 Current research on the Medicinal properties
of
Aerva lanata
plant Extracts
The various plants extracts of
Aerva lanata
plant was
evaluated for its anti-oxidant properties, nephroprotective
values, hepatoprotective properties, anti lithiatic
activities (increased urinary excretion of calcium,
oxalate and uric acid crystals), anti-diabetic/hypoglyc-
aemic activities (Agrawal, 2013), anti-hyperlipidemic
activities and anti-cancer properties. Other pharmacol-
ogical activities of
Aerva lanata
plant extracts
investigated include its diuretic properties, anti-infla-
mmatory activities, cytotoxic nature, anti-HIV (Gujjeti
and Mamidala, 2014) and antimicrobial properties
(Vetrichelvan et al., 2000; Appia Krishnan et al., 2009;
Tushar et al., 2008; Nevin, 2003; Vetrichelvan and
Jegadeesan, 2002; Manoharan et al., 2008; Soundararajan,
2006; Chouwdhury, 2002).
Traditionally the plant extracts of
Aerva lanata
are
used to treat head ache, jaundice, cholera, reduce
bleeding during normal deliveries, treating burns
wounds and skin conditions, urinary and gall stones,
nasal bleeding, cough and bronchitis, diarrhoea and
dysentery, rheumatoid arthritis, fractures, and scorpion
stings and snake bites (Kakrani and Sulja,1994,
Vedavathy and Rao, 1990; Gupta and Neeraj, 2004;
Sankaran and Alagesaboopathi, 1995; Yoga Narasimhan
et al., 1979; Upadhyay, 1998; Singh and Pandey, 1980;
Mukerjee et al., 1984; Sikarwar and Kaushik, 1993;
Girach et al., 1994; Shah and Gopal, 1985; Mohanty
et al., 1996; Deepak et al., 2009 )
Only few studies are available in literature, which
have evaluated the antimicrobial properties of various
extracts of this medicinal plant (Muthukumaran et al.,
2001; Srujana et al., 2012; Kalirajan et al., 2013;
Duraipandiyan et al., 2006; Rajesh et al., 2010; Malar
et al., 2011).
Table 1 Phytochemical composition and medicinal properties of various extracts of
Aerva lanata
Phytochemical family Types
Name of the compound
Medicinal properties
Carbohydrate, Flavonoids,
saponins, alkaloids, steroids,
catachins, coumarins, steroids,
terpenoids, xanthoproteins,
minerals, anthra quinones,
tannins and phenolic
compounds.
Fructose, galactose, rhamnose, mannose, xylose,
arabinose sucrose, tiliroside, coumaryl tiliroside,
isorhamentin glycoside, O-acyl glycosides, β-si-
tosterol, daucosterol, syringic acid, vanillic acid,
feruloyl tyramine, feruloyl homovanillylamine,
narcissi and aervitrine, canthine 6-one and 3-β-c
arboline 1-yl propionic acid, 10-methoxy canthin
6-one (methyl aervine), 10-hydroxy-canthin 6-one
(Aervine), 10-O- β-D-glucopyranosyl oxycanthin
6-one (Aervoside) and 6-methoxy- β-carboline l
propionic acid (Aervolanine), include sitostreol
palmitate, hentriacontane, D-glucoside, α-amyrin,
betulin, kaempferol 3-rhamnogalactoside and
kaempferol 3- (6” p-coumaryl) O-glucoside,
saponins
Anti-oxidant properties, nephroprotective
values, hepatoprotective properties, anti
lithiatic activities (increased urinary
excretion of calcium, oxalate and uric
acid crystals), anti-diabetic/hypoglycaem ic
activities, anti-hyperlipidemic activities,
anti-cancer properties, diuretic properties,
anti-inflammatory activities, cytotoxic
nature, anti-HIV activity and antimicrobial
properties
