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| Botanical Name |
Boerhavia
diffusa |
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| Common Name |
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| Family |
Nyctaginaceae |
| Parts Used |
Whole
plant. |
| Medicinal Property |
It
is diuretic and laxative. Also to treat asthma, dropsy, jaundice,
intestinal inflammation and gonorrhea. Tender shoots are eaten as potherb.
Root powder preparations are used in eye disease. The plain juice is
antidote to rat poisoning. |
| Chemistry |
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| Description |
Deep-rooted
perennial spreading herb. Leaves appear two in one node, one smaller than
the other, upper surface green and lower surface whitish. Base of the
leaves chordate. Flowers arises in short clusters on long auxiliary stalks,
very small in size and reddish in color. Fruits are glandular with fine
ridges. |
| Distribution |
Throughout
India. |
| Economics |
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| Warning |
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