Dr Venkatesh K Bhovi*, K M Karunsagar and Sulochana P Melinmath
Aerva Lanata (L.) Juss, commonly recognized as Mountain Knotgrass in southern India, is renowned for its documented medicinal properties steeped in Hindu mythology, known as Pashanabheda (stone breaker) in Sanskrit and belonging to the Amaranthaceae family, this plant addresses urolithiasis, the formation of stones in the urinary tract. Various plants, including Punarnava (tar vine), Bergenia ligulata, Shigru (Moringa oleifera), Varuna (Crataevanurvala), Kantkari (Solanum Xanthocarpum), Kushmanda seeds (Benincasa hispida), Coriander (Coriandrum sativum), and Jasmine (Jasminum auriculatum), are employed for treating kidney stones. This study focuses on the phytochemical screening of Aerva lanata leaves through extraction using solvents such as Hexane, Ethyl acetate, ethanol, methanol, and water. Employing the Soxhlet extraction method, a conventional technique for extracting phytochemical constituents, the study reveals the presence of tannins, saponins, flavonoids, phenolic compounds, and coumarins. Despite the widespread traditional use of these plants in local areas, the research underscores the medicinal properties found in every part of the Aerva lanata plant, including the stem, leaves, flowers, roots due to that there is by analytical tools such as HPLC, Mass spectroscopy and furthermore carried out antimicrobial studied for each fraction were illustrated. Much needed for researcher to explore phytochemical constituents and identified studied their bioactivities.
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