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Traditional Plants with Anti-asthmatic Potential

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Aerva lanata L. is a medicinal plant related to the Amaranthaceae family. It is mainly seen growing along roadside and most commonly identified by its small flowers with woollen texture. This plant is usually used to manage asthma (Kumar et al. 2009).

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Rayees, S., Din, I. (2021). Traditional Plants with Anti-asthmatic Potential. In: Asthma: Pathophysiology, Herbal and Modern Therapeutic Interventions. SpringerBriefs in Immunology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70270-0_12

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