* 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).
Boerhavia diffusa is * a source of antioxidants, and * may be effective against arsenic trioxide (an effective drug used against acute promyelocytic leukemia) induced cardio toxicity.
* possess cardioprotective properties
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