Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants
Boerhavia diffusa Linn
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Genus: Boerhavia
Botanical name: Boerhavia diffusa Linn
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Punarnava
English: Spreading Hogweed
Hindi: Sant
Malayalam: Tazhutama
Genus: Boerhavia
Botanical name: Boerhavia diffusa Linn
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Punarnava
English: Spreading Hogweed
Hindi: Sant
Malayalam: Tazhutama
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Spreading Hogweed is widely dispersed, occurring throughout India, the Pacific, and southern United States. This wide range is explained by its small fruit, which are very sticky and grow a few inches off the ground, ideally placed to latch on to small migratory birds as they walk by.
Spreading Hogweed is a reputed medicinal plant that energizes both the heart and the kidney. Hogweed plant is used in the preparation of pills, decoction and medicated ghee.