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==Special Precautions of Boerhavia Diffusa== | ==Special Precautions of Boerhavia Diffusa== |
Revision as of 12:02, 8 December 2013
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
- 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.
- Punarnavine (an alkaloid isolated from B. diffusa) has shown some in vitro anticancer, antiestrogenic, immunomodulatory and antiamoebic activity (particularly against Entamoeba histolytica).
- a source of antioxidants
- may be effective against arsenic trioxide (an effective drug used against acute promyelocytic leukemia) induced cardio toxicity.
- possess cardioprotective properties