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Boerhavia Diffusa

Other Names: Spreading Hogweed, tarvine, Punarnava
is a species of flowering plant in the four o'clock family

Special Precautions of Boerhavia Diffusa

Benefits and uses of Boerhavia Diffusa are

Boerhaavia diffusa, a plant endemic from India, has been used since ancient times in Ayurvedic treatments, mainly for its laxative, purgative (mainly its root), diuretic and expectorant properties and as a natural ayurvedic medicine against gastrointestinal disorders such as colorectal cancer, gastric ulcer, and inflammatory bowel disease.

• is believed to improve and protect eyesight.
• diuretic properties
• used by diabetics to lower blood sugar.
• antibacterial activity, mainly against Gram-negative bacteria.
• Extracts of B. diffusa leaves have shown antioxidant and hepatoprotective properties in pharmacological models.
• Cancer : Punarnavine (an alkaloid isolated from B. diffusa) has shown some in vitro anticancer, antiestrogenic, immunomodulatory and antiamoebic activity (particularly against Entamoeba histolytica). One of its active constituents, a rotenoid (a naturally occurring substance related to the isoflavones which have been shown anti-cancer properties in vitro studies done on breast cancer cells.
• a source of antioxidants
• may be effective against arsenic trioxide (an effective drug used against acute promyelocytic leukemia) induced cardio toxicity.
• possess cardioprotective properties

Used in Formulation

• Chyawanprash