Boerhavia diffusa Punarnava mukkurttaikkodi shothagni

Boerhavia diffusa L.
Synonyms: B. repens Linn., B. procumbens Roxb
Family: Nyctaginaceae
English: hogweed, horse purslane, pigweed
Assamese: pananua
Bengali: punarnova
Chinese: 黄细心 huang xi xin
French (Fr. Guiana): ipecacuanha de Cayenne
Gujarati: સાતૉડી satodi
Hindi: गधा कंद gadha-cand, शोथाग्नी shothagni
Kannada: komme
Konkani: पुनर्नवा punarnava
Malayalam: തഴുതാമ  Thazhuthama
Marathi: घेटोळी ghetoli, घेटूळ ghetula, पुनर्नवा punarnava, वसू vasu
Nepalese: पुनरनभा punarnava
Portuguese (Brazil): agarra-pinto, celidônia, pega-pinto
Sanskrit: पुनर्नवा punarnava, शोथाग्नी shothagni, वर्षाभू varshabhu
Spanish: hierba de cabro
Tamil: மூக்குரட்டைக்கொடி mukkurttaikkoti
Telugu: అటకమామిడి atakamamidi, పునర్నవ punar-nava
Urdu: tukhm-i-ispast

 Ayurvedic uses: Rakta-punarnavaa, Punarnavaa, Katthilla, Shophaghni, Shothaghni. Varshaabhu (also equated with Trianthema portulacastrum Linn., which exhibits anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and analgesic activity).
Other uses reported:
Whole plant: For treating gastric disturbances; vomitive, purgative. Root: As an ipecacuanha substitute. A very astringent emetic and purgative. In a decoction for dysentery; antispasmodic, emmenagogue, diuretic, sudorific. Leaf: For jaundice; in a cataplasm for treating indurated liver; leaf edible.

Published articles of Boerhavia diffusa

1.   Antioxidant effect of Boerhavia diffusa L. in tissues of alloxan induced diabetic rats

M Amarnath Satheesh… - Indian journal of experimental biology, 2004 - cat.inist.fr

2.   Nutritive and anti-nutritive properties of Boerhavia diffusa and Commelina nudiflora leaves

CO Ujowundu, CU Igwe, VHA Enemor, LA Nwaogu… - Pak. J. Nutr, 2008 - pjbs.org

3.   Antidiabetic effect of Boerhavia diffusa: effect on serum and tissue lipids in experimental diabetes

L Pari… - Journal of Medicinal Food, 2004 - online.liebertpub.com

4.   Antimicrobial screening of Bridelia, micrantha, Alchormea cordifolia and Boerhavia diffusa.

KA Abo… - African journal of medicine and medical …, 1999 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

5.   Characterization of Boerhavia diffusa L. mutant lines by RAPD and isozyme, selected for agronomically valuable traits [India; drug plants]

N Shukla, NS Sangwan, HO Misra… - Journal of Genetics and …, 2004 - agris.fao.org

6.   Inhibitory effect of the plant Boerhavia diffusa l. against the dermatophytic fungus Microsporum fulvum.

A Agrawal, S Srivastava, JN Srivastava… - … biology/Academy of …, 2004 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

7.   Sub-chronic toxicity studies of the aqueous extract of Boerhavia diffusa leaves

OE Orisakwe, OJ Afonne, MA Chude, E Obi… - Journal of health …, 2003 - J-STAGE

8.   Antifungal activity of Boerhavia diffusa against some dermatophytic species of Microsporum

A Agrawal, S Srivastava… - Hindustan Antibiotics …, 2003 - cat.inist.fr

9.   Flavonoids and phenol glycosides from Boerhavia diffusa

R Maurya, B Sathiamoorthy… - Natural Product Research, 2007 - Taylor & Francis

10.                Genetic diversity analysis in Boerhavia diffusa L. of different geographic locations in India using RAPD markers

11.                ACTIVITE ANTI-MICROBIENNE DE BOERHAVIA-DIFFUSA (NYCTAGINACEE)

MB Van Dunen - 1985 - greenstone.lecames.org

12.                Evaluation of phytochemical and antimicrobial activities of Boerhavia diffusa

C Baskaran, P Sivamani… - Journal of Pharmacy Research, 2011 - doaj.org

13.                Antibacterial activity of extracts of Alchornea cordifolia (Schum and Thonn) Mull. Arg., Boerhavia diffusa (L) and Bridellia micranthaI (Hoscht) Baill. used in traditional …

IA Adeyemi, AE Omonigbehin, S Smith… - African Journal of …, 2010 - ajol.info

14.                The effect of the aqueous extract of the leaves of Boerhavia diffusa Linn. on semen and testicular morphology of male wistar rats

OT Adenubi, Y Raji, EO Awe… - Science World Journal, 2010 - ajol.info

15. Effect of Red Hogweed (Boerhavia diffusa L.) on Plasma Antioxidants in Alloxan-Induced Diabetes

16.                Structural elucidation of bioactive principle of root of Boerhavia diffusa for its antifungal properties

A AGRAWAL… - National Academy Science Letters, 2008 - cat.inist.fr

17.                Phytochemical Screening and in vitro Bioactivities of the Extracts of Aerial Part of Boerhavia diffusa Linn.

18. AS Apu, MS Liza, ATM Jamaluddin, MA Howlader… - apjtb.com

19.                Investigation on the antibacterial activity of the aqueous and ethanolic extracts of the leaves ofBoerhavia diffusa L.

FI Akinnibosun, HA Akinnibosun… - Science World Journal, 2010 - ajol.info

20.                PROCESS FOR ISOLATION OF EUPALITIN (3-0-BETA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSIDE) FROMBOERHAVIA DIFFUSA

D MUNDKINAJEDDU - WO Patent WO/2003/080,637, 2003 - wipo.int

21.                [PDF] First report of Choanophora sp. causing twig blight of Boerhavia diffusa in India

N Singh, P Sharma, OP Verma - New Disease Reports, 2011 - ndrs.org.uk

22.                EVALUATION OF ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND MEMBRANE STABILIZING EFFECTS OF AQUEOUS ROOT EXTRACT OF Boerhavia diffusa LINN IN RATS.

GM Oladele, OJ Ode… - ijabpt.com

23.                Effects of some agronomic practices on dry matter partitioning of Boerhavia diffusa L.

S Arulmageswaran, D Pushpakumara… - Tropical Agricultural …, 2009 - cabdirect.org

24.                Process for isolation of eupalitin from Boerhavia diffusa

D Mundkinajeddu, LR Manahas, R Maurya… - US Patent …, 2005 - Google Patents

25.                USE OF BOERHAVIA DIFFUSA EXTRACT FOR SKIN RELIEF

J PAUFIQUE - WO Patent WO/2009/044,040, 2009 - wipo.int

26.                ChemInform Abstract: Chemical Constituents of Boerhavia diffusa Linn. roots.

J Gupta… - ChemInform, 1999 - Wiley Online Library

27.                MORPHOLOGY, PHYTOCHEMISTRY & PHARMACOLOGICAL PROFILE OF BOERHAVIA DIFFUSA: A REVIEW.

VV Paithankar, JV Vyas… - Inventi Rapid: Ethnopharmacology, 2011 - inventi.in