Fumaria parviflora LamFamily: Papaveraceae
Synonyms: Fumaria affinis Griff. , Fumaria caespitosa Loscos ex Willk. & Lange , Fumaria diffusa Moench , Fumaria glauca Jord. , Fumaria leucantha Viv. , Fumaria minima Pugsley , Fumaria sicula Biv. , Fumaria spicata Gorter [Illegitimate] , Fumaria tenuifolia Symons , Fumaria tenuisecta Syme , Fumaria officinalis var. parviflora (Lam.) Ewart , Fumaria parviflora var. latisecta Hausskn. , Fumaria parviflora var. sinaitica Hausskn.
Sanskrit : Varatikta, SukshmapatraAssamese : Shahtaraj
Bengali : Vanshulpha, Bansulpha
Folk: Pittapaaparaa.
Gujrati : Pittapapada, Pitpapado, Pittapapado
Hindi : Pittapapada, Dhamgajra, Pittapapara
Kannada : Kallu Sabbasige, Parpatu, Chaturasigide
Marathi : Pittapapada, Shatara, Parpat
Punjabi : Shahtara, Pittapapara
Tamil : Tura, Tusa
Telugu : Parpatakamu
Urdu : Parpata
Unani: Shaahtaraa
Ayurvedic uses: Bhrama, Chardi, Daha, Jvara, Raktapitta, Raktavik¡ra, Trishna, Mada, Glaani
Detoxifying, laxative, diuretic, diaphoretic. The plant contains isoquinoline alkaloids including protopine, sanguinarine, cryptopine, d-icuculline, fumaridine, fumaramine. The leaves contain kaempferol and quercetin glycosides. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]
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