Boerhavia Diffusa –Punarnava- Spreading Hogwood Herb Powder

Botanical name:Boerhavia diffusa L. 

Family: Nyctaginaceae

 

 

International Common Names:

·       English: Hog Weed; pigweed; spreading hogweed

 

·       Spanish: escorian morado (Guatemala); hierba de cabro (Guatemala); hierba de puerco; mata pavo (Cuba); moradilla (Guatemala); pegajera (Bolivia); pega-pollo (Dominican Republic); raíz china (Bolivia); rodilla de pollo (Colombia); tripa de pollo (Colombia)

 

 

·       French: boerhaavia à fleurs rouges

 

·       Arabic: handakuki; sabaka

 

 

·       Chinese: huang xi xin

 

·       Portuguese: agarra-pinto; amarra-pinto; celidônia

 

 

Common names:

Assamese: Ponounua, Purnanava, Pananua, Punarnava

Bengali: Punarnova, Gadapushpa गदापुष्‍पा

English: Spreading hogweed, Common Hogweed, Spreading hog -weed, Pigweed, Hogweed,

Gujarati: Vasedo वसेडो, સાતૉડી Satodi

Hindi: Gadahpurna, Biskhapara बिसखपरा, गधा कंद Gadha-cand, शोथाग्नी Shothagni

Irula Saerandai dagu

Kannada :Komme

Konkani :पुनर्नवा Punarnava

Malayalam :Talutama, Thamizhama, Thumizhama, Tavilama, Tharana, Thavizhama, Thazhuthama

Marathi: पुनर्नवा Punarnava, 'khapara' 'खापरा' / 'khapari' 'खापरी'घे, टोळी Ghetoli, घेटूळ Ghetula, वसू Vasu

Others :Spreading Hogweed, पुनरनभा Punarnava, Horse Purslane, Red Spiderling, Thazhuthama, Punarnava, Pigweed, Mookarattai, Itsit इटसिट, Thavizhama, Gurujei, Punjabi-

Sanskrit: पुनर्नवा Punarnava, वर्षाभू Varshabhu, शोथाग्नी Shothagni

Tamil: மூக்குரட்டைக்கொடி Mukkurttaikkoti, Sukuaetti सुकुएट्टी, Mookkaratti, Sarandai, Saarai

Telugu :  పునర్నవ Punar-nava, అటకమామిడి Atakamamidi

Urdu:  Tukhm-i-ispast

bodo :    Laije

 

Health benefits of Punarnava

 

·      Beneficial for Liver

·      Urinary tract infection

·      Obesity

·      Diabetes

·       Eyes Diseases

 

 

NOTE: the above description is for only information purpose, not a healthcare professional advice.