Punarnava

முக்கறட்டை கீரை

Botanical Name: Boerhavia diffusa

Family: Nyctaginaceae

English Name: Spreading Hogweed, Red Hogweed, Horse Purslane, Pigweed, Red Spiderling, Tarvine

Malayalam Name: Tavilama, Thazhuthama

Hindi Name: Gadahpurna, Gadah Bindo

Description

A creeping, perennial, much-branched herb with stout fusi form roots. · Stem. Branches divaricate, stem purplish, thickened at nodes.

Useful Parts

Whole plant

Benefits

Vayahsthapana – anti aging group of herbs Kasahara – group of herbs useful against cough Anuvasanopaga – Group of herbs useful in oil enema Svedopaga – useful in sweating treatment Sushruta-Vidarigandhadi Gana

Pharmacological Action

The main constituents are Punarnav Side (antifibrinolytic glycoside), boeravinone A-E, lignans, flavones, sterols, boeravinone and hypoxanthine-9-L-arabinofuranoside. They have anti inflammatory, analgesic and regenerative properties.

Rasapancakam

Rasa: Madhura (sweet), Tikta (bitter), Kashaya (astringent)

Guna: Laghu (lightness), Rooksha (dryness)

Virya: Ushna

Vipaka: Katu

Dosha Karma: Balances kapha and vata dosha