Polpala
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Scientific name
Aerva lanata Juss.
English Name
Polpala
Malayalam name
ചെറൂള
Common name
Mountain knotgrass
Description
- Habit : Herb
- Habitat : Deciduous forests and waste lands in the plains
- Leaves : simple,alternate
- Flowers : in axillary, dense greenish white spikes.
- Seeds : black,smooth and polished.
How to use
- Controls blood sugar : 50 ml of the puree or 20g of the paste of Cheroola is mixed with buttermilk and taken early morning on empty stomach to reduce blood sugar.
- Urinary tract infection : drink 30ml of decoction of root in the morning and the evening
Parts used
Whole plant, leaves,root,flower
Uses
Diuretic, anthelmintic and demulcent
Propagation & Cultivation
Found mostly in wasteland, even in poor soils and sun exposed places,locally abundant in arable and fallow field
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