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Spreading hogweed
 
Spreading hogweed
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==Therapeutic use<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 1:60</ref>==
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Sotha(oedema), Pandu(Anemia and diseases due to blood deficiency)
  
 
== Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
 
== Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
  
Punarnava, Shothaghni, Varshabhu, Kshudravarshabhu, Katthillak, Varshaketu, Vrushchira, Kathillaka
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Punarnava, Shothaghni(reduse oedema), Varshabhu(it is perennial plant gets regenerated during rainy season ), Kshudravarshabhu, Katthillak, Varshaketu(regenerates in varsha rutu), Vrushchira, Kathillaka
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==Synonyms in bhavprakash nighantu<ref>Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, guduchyadi Varga, Verse no. 231, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2020;</ref>==
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Swetamula(root is white in colour),Dirghapatrika
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==Varieties==
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==According to bhavprakash nighantu==
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# Sweta punarnava 
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# Rakta punarnava
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==According to rajanighantu<ref>Dr. Indradev Tripathi , Raja Nighantu of pandit Narhari, ed.2016, Chaukhambha Krishnadas Academy, Varanasi ,parpatadi varga verse 116,120,122</ref>==
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# Sweta punarnava
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# Rakta punarnava
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# Nila  punarnava
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== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==  
 
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==  
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! Sr.no. !! Reference in Charak Samhita !! Activity  
 
! Sr.no. !! Reference in Charak Samhita !! Activity  
 
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| 1 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 2/12 || Asthapana
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| 1 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 2/12 || Asthapana(Herbs used in Therapeutic Enema)
 
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| 2 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(22) || Svedopagmahakashay
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| 2 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(22) || Svedopagmahakashaya(helping dia-phoresis/sudation)
 
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| 3 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(26) || Anuvasanopagmahakashay
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| 3 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(26) || Anuvasanopagmahakashaya(unctuous enema)
 
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| 4 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(36) || Kasaharamahakashaya
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| 4 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(36) || Kasaharamahakashaya (relieving cough)
 
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| 5 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(50) || Vayasthapanmahakashaya
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| 5 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(50) || Vayasthapanmahakashaya (anti-ageing)
 
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|6
 
|6
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/96
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/96
|Shaka Varga
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|Shaka Varga(group of vegetables)
 
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|7
 
|7
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/135
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/135
|Vaman dravyani
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|Vaman dravyani (List of medicines used in therapeutic emesis)
 
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|8
 
|8
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/136
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/136
|Vaman dravyani
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|Vaman dravyani (List of medicines used in therapeutic emesis)
 
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|9
 
|9
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/135
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/135
|Vaman dravyani
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|Vaman dravyani (List of medicines used in therapeutic emesis)
 
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|10
 
|10
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/136
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/136
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|Virechan Dravya (List of medicines used in therapeutic purgation)
 
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|11
 
|11
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/139
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/139
|Madhur skanda
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|Madhur skanda(group of sweet drugs)
 
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|12
 
|12
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/143
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/143
|Tiktaskandha
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|Tiktaskandha(group of bitter drugs)
 
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 8/175
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 8/175
|As a Utsadan dravya Bahyaprayogarth
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|As a Utsadan dravya Bahyaprayogarth(external treatment)
 
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 11/26
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 11/26
|Rakt shthivan  
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|Rakta shthivan (treatment of excessive bleeding)
 
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|26
 
|26
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 11/36
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 11/36
|Ingredient in Amrutprash  Ghrit
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|Ingredient in Amrutprash  Ghrita
 
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|27
 
|27
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 12/22
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 12/22
|In treatment of Kaphaj Svayathu
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|In treatment of Kaphaja Svayathu
 
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|28
 
|28
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 12/23
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 12/23
|In treatment of Vataj Svayathu
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|In treatment of Vataja Svayathu
 
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|29
 
|29
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 12/25
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 12/25
|In treatment of Vataj Svayathu
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|In treatment of Vataja Svayathu
 
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==DOSE<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 1:60</ref>==
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* 20-30 g of the drug for decoction
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==Important formulation<ref>1Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 1:60</ref>==
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* Punarnavashtak kwath
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* Punarnavasava
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* Punarnavadi mandura
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* Sukumara ghruta
  
  
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== Current researches ==
 
== Current researches ==
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https://cb.imsc.res.in/imppat/phytochemical/Boerhavia%20diffusa
  
 
[[Category: Database of herbs and minerals | Herbs]]
 
[[Category: Database of herbs and minerals | Herbs]]
 
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Revision as of 17:41, 5 March 2025

Boerhavia diffusa Linn.

Punarnava
Section/Chapter Herb database/Punarnava
Botanical name(s) Boerhavia diffusa Linn.
Family Nyctaginaceae
Availability Available
Contributors --
Year of publication 2025
Publisher Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre
DOI Awaited

English name

Spreading hogweed

Therapeutic use[1]

Sotha(oedema), Pandu(Anemia and diseases due to blood deficiency)

Synonyms in Charak Samhita

Punarnava, Shothaghni(reduse oedema), Varshabhu(it is perennial plant gets regenerated during rainy season ), Kshudravarshabhu, Katthillak, Varshaketu(regenerates in varsha rutu), Vrushchira, Kathillaka

Synonyms in bhavprakash nighantu[2]

Swetamula(root is white in colour),Dirghapatrika

Varieties

According to bhavprakash nighantu

  1. Sweta punarnava
  2. Rakta punarnava

According to rajanighantu[3]

  1. Sweta punarnava
  2. Rakta punarnava
  3. Nila punarnava


Ayurvedic pharmacological properties

Properties
Sr.no. Pharmacological criteria Properties
1 Taste (rasa) Sweet (madhura), Bitter (tikta), Astringent (kashaya)
2 Potency (veerya) Hot (ushna)
3 Post digestion effect (vipaka) Sweet (madhura)
4 Qualities (guna) Light (laghu), Rough (ruksha)
5 Actions (karma) Pacify vata, pitta and kapha

Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions

Herbs and their activities
Sr.no. Reference in Charak Samhita Activity
1 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 2/12 Asthapana(Herbs used in Therapeutic Enema)
2 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(22) Svedopagmahakashaya(helping dia-phoresis/sudation)
3 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(26) Anuvasanopagmahakashaya(unctuous enema)
4 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(36) Kasaharamahakashaya (relieving cough)
5 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(50) Vayasthapanmahakashaya (anti-ageing)
6 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 27/96 Shaka Varga(group of vegetables)
7 Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 8/135 Vaman dravyani (List of medicines used in therapeutic emesis)
8 Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 8/136 Vaman dravyani (List of medicines used in therapeutic emesis)
9 Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 8/135 Vaman dravyani (List of medicines used in therapeutic emesis)
10 Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 8/136 Virechan Dravya (List of medicines used in therapeutic purgation)
11 Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 8/139 Madhur skanda(group of sweet drugs)
12 Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 8/143 Tiktaskandha(group of bitter drugs)
13 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 1/1/43 In formulation of brahma rasayana
14 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 2/1/26 Ingredient in Bruhaniya Gutika
15 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 3/267 As an ingredient of Agurvadi taila.
16 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 3/189 As shaka-pathya ahara.
17 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 3/267 As an ingredient of Agurvadi taila.
18 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 7/125 Bahyaprayogarth Lepa in Vata-Kaphaj Kushth
19 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 8/79 Ingredient in Shira-Pashva –Ansha Shula nashak lepa
20 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 8/170 Ingredient in Strotosuddhikar Ghrit
21 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 8/175 As a Utsadan dravya Bahyaprayogarth(external treatment)
22 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 11/26 Rakta shthivan (treatment of excessive bleeding)
23 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 11/36 Ingredient in Amrutprash Ghrit
24 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 11/56 Ingredient in Dvitiya Sarpigud
25 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 11/66 Ingredient in Chaturtha Sarpigud
26 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 11/36 Ingredient in Amrutprash Ghrita
27 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/22 In treatment of Kaphaja Svayathu
28 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/23 In treatment of Vataja Svayathu
29 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/25 In treatment of Vataja Svayathu
30 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/34 Ingredient in Punarnavadhyarisht
31 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/73 As an Unmardan dravya in Kaphaj Shvayathu
32 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/34 Ingredient in Punarnavadhyarisht
33 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 16/93 As an ingredient of Punarnava Mandur
34 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 16/119 As an ingredient of Vyoshadi Ghrit
35 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 18/127 As an ingredient of kantakari ghrita.
36 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 18/177 As an ingredient of jivantyadi leha
37 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 23/53 As an ingredient of Kakandadi yoga.
38 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 29/61, 64 As an ingredient of Jeevaniya Ghrita.
39 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 29/73 As an ingredient of Jeevakadi mahasneha.
40 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 29/103 As an ingredient of Amrutadhya taila.
41 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 30/53 As an ingredient of Kashmaryadi ghrita, used in the treatment of Vataja yoni.

DOSE[4]

  • 20-30 g of the drug for decoction

Important formulation[5]

  • Punarnavashtak kwath
  • Punarnavasava
  • Punarnavadi mandura
  • Sukumara ghruta


Current availability

Available

Current researches

https://cb.imsc.res.in/imppat/phytochemical/Boerhavia%20diffusa

 This article is under development ..
  1. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 1:60
  2. Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, guduchyadi Varga, Verse no. 231, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2020;
  3. Dr. Indradev Tripathi , Raja Nighantu of pandit Narhari, ed.2016, Chaukhambha Krishnadas Academy, Varanasi ,parpatadi varga verse 116,120,122
  4. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 1:60
  5. 1Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 1:60