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.
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