A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE PLANT BOERHAAVIA DIFFUSA LINN [PUNARNAVA] ON ITS PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTIC USES
Irfana Asma S.*, Ganesh V., Jeevitha K., Mizel Francis M., Mohan Rao A., Rajaraman B.
ABSTRACT
Boerhaavia diffusa Linn. (F: Nyctaginaceae) is a medicinal plant widely distributed in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions of the world. It is traditionally used to treat ailments like asthma, urinary disorders, leucorrhea, rheumatism, and encephalitis. Phytochemical screening of the root of the plant revealed that it is rich in alkaloid content, flavanoids, steroids, triterpenoids, lipids, lignins, carbohydrates, proteins, and glycoprotein. The chemical present in the whole plant of Boerhaavia diffusa can make it an amazingly useful plant. It has a long history of being used for therapeutic purposes, with anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiaging, anticancerous, antibacterial, antistress, hepatoprotective and antidiabetic properties. It is also used as a kidney and heart tonic, as well as to treat fever, jaundice, obesity, asthma and intestinal worms.[1]
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