 Boerhavia procumbens Banks ex Roxb. |
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Nyctaginaceae.
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- Local Name:
- Kathra, Itsit.
- Synonym:
- Habit and Habitat:
- A prostrate, slender, glabrous spreading herb, common in sub-tropical zone.
- Taxonomic Features:
- Stem and branches reddish. Leaves simple, ovate to oblong, margin wavy, whitish on undersurface. Inflorescence in axillary panicles. Flower pinkish-mauve, 3mm long. Fruit club like, 5-ribbed, glandular and papillose.
- Flowering and Fruiting:
- June-October.
- Harvesting Time:
- August-November.
- Medicinal Value:
- Useful in edema and liver disorders. It has anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, cardio tonic, laxative, diuretic, analgesic and expectorant properties. [1][15] Locally decoction of root is used in anuria (urine retention).
- Part Used:
- Root.
- Occurrence:
- Very common.
- Future Perspective:
- Collection, Drying, Packing, Herbal Pharmacy, Allopathic Pharmacy.
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