Plant |
Family | Four-o'clock family (Nyctaginaceae) |
English |
Punarnava, Boerhavia, Red spiderling, Spreading hogweed, Tarvine, Wineflower |
Latin |
Boerhavia diffusa L., Boerhavia decumbens Vahl, Boerhavia paniculata Rich., Boerhavia diffusa L. nom. cons., Boerhavia diandra Aublet, Boerhavia hirsuta L., Boerhaavia diffusa L. |
Plantparts | Aerial part, Entire plant, Fruit, Fruits, Root, Unspecified, Whole plant |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Adstringent, Affections of the liver, Aids digestion, Alexiteric, anaemia, Anemia, Anti-anemic, antidote, Antidotes, Anti-dysenteric, Anti-gonorrhea, Anti-inflammatory, antiinflammatory agent, antiinflammatory agent in urinary diseases, Antispasmodic, Antisyphilitic, aperient, Asthenia of liver, Astrigent, Astringent, bad digestion, benificial effect on the digestion, blood building, Blood cleanser, blood cleansing, blood formation, Bloodforming, Blood purifier, Bloody flux, catharic, Cathartic, clap, Cleaning of intestine, Cleanses the blood, convulsive state, cramp, Cramps, depurant, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, disease of the liver, disorders of the liver, dispepsia, diuretic, dysentery, dyspepsia, Emetic, Eupeptic, Expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, General inflammation, General inflammations, Gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, Good for digestion, good for the stomach, haematopoiesis, hematopoiesis, hepatic disease, Hepatic disorders, hepatic problems, hidrotic, improves digestion, Indigestion, Induce sweating, induce vomiting, Infection in the urinary passages, Inflammation, inflammation conditions of the urinary system, inflammation in general, inflammation of the urinary passage, Inflammation of urinary system, inflammation of urinary tract, inflammations, Inflammations in general, laxative, Liver ailments, liver complaints, liver diseases, Liver disorders, Liverishness, liver problems, loss of blood, movements of the bowel, Mucolytic agent, Poison Antidote, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, purgative, Purifies the bowels, purify blood, purify the blood, relax spasms, Restores the blood, Sexual diseases, Sexually transmitted disease, Sexually transmitted infections, social disease, spasm, Spasmolytic, stimulates digestion, stomach atony, stomach debility, Stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach tonic, sudorific, sweat-inducing, Syphilis, to cleanse the blood, Urinary inflammation, Urinary inflammations, Urinary tract infection, Used in the treatment of anaemia, Used in the treatment of anemia, Used in the treatment of liver disorders, venereal disease, Venereal diseases, vomitive, Warming digestive, weak stomach |
Women's diseases |
Emmenagogue, Leucorrhea, Leucorrhoea, Leukorrhea, stimulates menstruation |
TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine |
TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical used by Ribeirinhos in the North Araguaia microregion, Mato Grosso, Brazil, Phytomedical used in Northeastern Brazil, Phytomedical used in Phnom Penh area, Cambodia, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana), Used in Bangladesh |
Ingredients |
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