Boerhavia diffusa L.
| Synonym : | Axiacochin chinensis Lour. Boerhavia adscendens Willd. Boerhavia caespitosa Ridl. Boerhavia friesi |
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| Bangla Name : | Punarnava,Gandhapurna,Swetpurna,Proynoa(Marma),Perunoa(Murong),Krow-naa-row(Rakhain). |
| English Name : | Spreedling hogweed,Pigweed. |
| Family : | Nyctaginaceae |
| Disease : | Diuretic, anasarca and dropsy |
| Description : | Herbs perennial; stems glabrous or sparsely pubescent. Roots thick, fleshy; leaf blade ovate, both surfaces sparsely pubescent, abaxially gray-yellow, wrinkled when dry, base rounded or cuneate, margin undulate, with stout, muticellular hairs, apex obtuse or acute. Inflorescences terminal, capitate-cymose panicles; peduncle slender, sparsely pubescent. Pedicel short to almost absent. Bracts small, lanceolate, pubescent. Perianth limb bright purple or purple-red. Stamens 1-3(-5), slightly exserted or included. Anthocarp clavate, 5-ribbed, with viscid glands and sparse pubescence, apex rounded. Fl. and fr. spring-autumn. |
| Distribution : | This species found throughout Bangladesh. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Hentriacontane, ?-sitosterol, ursolic acid, punarnavine-1 & -2, myricyl alcohol, myristic acid, oxalic acid and alkaloids. Polysaccharide consisting of glucose, xylose, glucuronic acid, gaictose, L-arabinose and Lrhamnose; and a glycoprotein. An injection |
| Uses : | The plant is used in Diuretic, in anasarca and dropsy. |
| Habit : | Herb |