OFFICIAL NAME – Boerhavia diffusa
HEALTH BENEFIT – it is anti-inflammatory, useful in cardiac disorders, anaemia, cough, asthma, menorrhagia, burning micturition and general weakness.
HOME REMEDY – Use swaras of punarnava in eye disorders.
NUTRITION CONTAIN – It is aphrodisiac, antihypertensive, carminative, antipyretic and rasayan.
OTHER NAME – Shothghani, Gadhapurna, Gadhabindo, Gadhapuniya, ets.
FLAVOUR – It is sweet, astringent and bitter.
CHEMISTRY – It contains punarnavine, potassium nitrate, sulphate, chloride, nitrate and chlorate.