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RedHogweed | | Name : | RedHogweed | | Botanical : | Boerhavia diffusa | | Ayurvedic : | Spreading Hogweed, Beshakapore, Punarvava, Raktpunarnava | | Parts Used : | Herb, root | | Description : | This Ayurvedic herb is found throughout India. Growing to 70 centimetersin height. It has a large root system and produces yellow andwhite flowers. It can be found in many tropical and warm-climatecountries. | | Uses : | White-edema,anemia, heart disease, cough, intestinal colic, kidney disorders;same uses as red.
Red-nervoussystem, heart disease, hemorrhoids, skin diseases, kidney stones,edema, rat and snake bites; chronic alcoholism, wasting diseases,insomnia, rheumatism, eye diseases, asthma (moderate doses), inducesvomiting in large doses, jaundice, ascites due to early liverand peritoneal concerns; urethritis.
Leafjuice with honey, dropped into the eyes for chronic ophthalmia.
Noside effects have been noted so far.
Accordingto Ayurveda, herbs are taken in combination with other herbs toneutralize the toxicity of one herb with the opposing effect ofthe other or to enhance the particular effect of one herb withthe help of other. | | Remedies : | Punarnava in India where it has a long history of useby indigenous and tribal people, and in Aruyvedic or natural/herbalmedicine in India. There, the roots are employed for many purposesincluding liver, gallbladder, kidney, renal and urinary disorders.
Bitter,stomachic, laxative, diuretic, expectorant, rejuvenative, diaphoretic,emetic Root-purgative, anthelmintic, febrifuge; White-laxative,diaphoretic;
Red-vermifuge.Abdomen, Abdominal Pain, Anemia, Anthelmintic, Anti-inflammatory,Ascites, Asthma, Blood Purifier, Calculi, Cancer(abdominal), Cataract,Childbirth, Cholera, Cough, Debility, Diuretic, Dropsy, Dyspepsia,Edema, Emetic, Expectorant, Eye, Fever, Food, Gonorrhea, GuineaWorms, Heart Disease, Heart Ailments, Hemorrhages(childbirth)Hemorrhages(thoracic) Hemorrhoids, Hepatoprotective, Inflammation(internal),Jaundice, Lactagogue, Liver, Menstrual, Ophthalmic, Renal, Rheumatism,Spleen(enlarged), Weakness. |
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