Boerhavia repens L.
| Synonym : | Boerhavia angustifolia Span. Boerhavia ascendens Schumach. Boerhavia maroccana Ball Boerhavia pol |
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| Bangla Name : | Payanava. |
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| Family : | Nyctaginaceae. |
| Disease : | Diuretic, anasarca and dropsy |
| Description : | Herbs ephemeral to perennial. Stems prostrate, radiating from taproot, most parts eglandular-puberulent. Petiole to 1 cm; leaf blade, abaxially conspicuously pale, base rounded to cuneate, margin entire, apex rounded to subacute. Inflorescences mostly axillary, 2-5-flowered umbels, sometimes gathered into cymes. Pedicel to 1 mm. Perianth limb white, pink, or pale purple. Stamens (1 or)2(or 3). Anthocarp clavate, 5-ribbed, sparsely puberulent, sometimes with ± sessile glands. |
| Distribution : | This species found throughout Bangladesh. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Hentriacontane, ?-sitosterol, ursolic acid, punarnavine-1 & -2, myricyl alcohol, myristic acid, oxalic acid and alkaloids. Polysaccharide consisting of glucose, xylose, glucuronic acid, gaictose, L-arabinose and Lrhamnose; and a glycoprotein. An injection |
| Uses : | The plant is used in Diuretic, in anasarca and dropsy. |
| Habit : | Herb |