stdClass Object ( [id] => 17724 [paper_index] => 202510-02-024259 [title] => A REVIEW ON BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF CHARILA (PARMELIA PERLATA ) IN COSMECEUTICALS [description] => [author] => Nainish Sahu, Shefali Agrahari [googlescholar] => [doi] => [year] => 2025 [month] => September [volume] => 10 [issue] => 9 [file] => fm/jpanel/upload/2025/October/202510-02-024259.pdf [abstract] => A lichen, or a close symbiotic interaction between fungi and algae, Parmelia Perlata (Huds.) Ach. is a member of the Parmeliaceae family and is commonly referred to as "Stone Flower" and "Charila" in India. The hilly areas of the Indian subcontinent are often home to it. The lichen has traditionally been used to cure a wide range of conditions, such as boils, inflammations, vomiting, excessive salivation, bronchitis, and toothaches. Numerous unique chemical components were found to be present in it, including atornin, salazinic acid, lecaronic acid, and usnic acid. It has also been associated with nocturnal emission, amenorrhea, leucorrhea, dyspepsia, calculi, conditions of the heart and blood, stomach problems, enlarged spleen, bleeding piles, scabies, leprosy, and overall discomfort. It tones the urinary system and inhibits the formation of calculi. It has long been a part of the traditional cuisine of the Rai and Limbu people of East Nepal. It is also utilized as a bio-indicator of air pollution caused by heavy metals and as a light brown wool dye. It has not yet been fully studied for therapeutic effects and is therefore unexploited in the pharmaceutical sector, despite being demonstrated to have antibacterial, antiurolithiatic, anticancer, and antidiabetic qualities, among others. The most likely causes are difficulties with identification and bulk collecting, as well as the lack of recent scientific papers on lichens. Providing explanations of many updated features, including taxonomy, botanical descriptions, common names, synonyms, traditional applications, chemical compounds, pharmacological activities, etc. is the main objective of the current publication on P. perlata. It is the first scholarly compilation of this kind and can be a useful resource for scholars who wish to learn more about this lichen. [keywords] => Lichen, Parmelia Perlata, Chharila, Phytochemical Characteristics, And Pharmacological Profile [doj] => 2025-10-04 [hit] => [status] => [award_status] => P [orderr] => 49 [journal_id] => 2 [googlesearch_link] => [edit_on] => [is_status] => 1 [journalname] => EPRA International Journal of Research & Development (IJRD) [short_code] => IJSR [eissn] => 2455-7838 (Online) [pissn] => - - [home_page_wrapper] => images/products_image/2-n.png ) Error fetching PDF file.