“Shaileya”
Parmelia perlata
Botanical Name:
Parmelia perlata

Shaileya consists of the whole thallus of Parmelia perlata (Huds.) Ach, Family Parmeliaceae

Common Name(s) in English & Indian Languages
Sanskrit: Sitasiva, Silapuspa
Bengali: Shailaj
English: Stone Flower, Rock Moss
Guajarati: Patthar Phool, Chhadilo
Hindi: Charela, Chharila, Chhadila
Kannada: Shilapushpa, Kalluhoo
Malayalam: Sheleyam, Kalppuvu
Marathi: Dagad phool
Punjabi: Ausneh, Chhadila
Tamil: Kalpashee
Telugu: Ratipuvvu
Urdu: Chhadila

Botanical description:
Parmelia perlata is a perennial lichen found on rocks or dead wood in temperate Himalayas. Thallus adnate, 3-8 cm broad; greenish mineral gray; lobes sublinear to irregular, 2-4 mm wide; marginal cilia distinct, 0.3-0.7 mm long; upper surface plane and continuous, moderately to densely isidiate, the isidia cylindrical, erect, simple to branched, up to 0.5 mm high; lower surface moderately rhizinate, the rhizines simple or in part sparsely furcate. Apothecia adnate, 1-3 mm in diameter, the amphithecium isidiate.

Parts used:
Thallus

Major chemical constituent:
Lichen acids - Atranorin and Lecanoric acid

Therapeutic uses:
• Itching (Kandu)
• Diseases of skin (Kustha)
• Calculus (Asmari)
• Burning sensation (Daha)
• Poison (Visa)
• Angina pectoris (Hrllasa)
• Thirst (Trsna)
• Ulcer (Vrana)
• Heart disease (Hrdayaroga)
• Disorders of blood (Rakta Vikara)
• Asthma (Svasa)
• Fever (Jvara)
• Dysuria (Mutrakrchra)
• Urinary obstruction (Mutraghata)
• Headache (Sriah Sula)
 
 
Powered by PHARMAVEDA (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Mumbai, INDIA