Development of seinet, symbiota, and several of the specimen databases have been supported by national science foundation grants dbi 99832, brc 0237418, dbi 0743827, dbi 0847966. Boerhaavia diffusa supplement health benefits, dosage. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. Boerhavia hereroensis heimerl and boerhavia repens l. In different areas of the world, boerhaavia diffusa has also been used for pain relief, antiinflammation, and treating indigestion. Department of agriculture agricultural research service.
Boerhavia diffusa herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. Punarnava is a very important medicinal herb of ayurveda. Detail study on boerhaavia diffusa plant for its medicinal. Information about boerhavia coccinea from weeds of hawaiis pastures and natural areas. It is taken in herbal medicine for pain relief and other uses. Previous post bebbia juncea sweetbush next post boerhavia scandens climbing wartclub. Photo cropped and resized by htop courtesy of forest and kim starr. Pdf detail study on boerhaavia diffusa plant for its. Food and chemical toxicology, august 2009, issue 8, pages 21422149.
Field guide to the plants of northern botswana including the okavango delta kew publishing page 178. Boerhavia diffusa is an evergreen perennial growing to 0. It is in flower from june to september, and the seeds ripen from june to september. The leaves of this plant are a major source of the antioxidant quercetin. Its name is derived from two words, punar once again regainingrestoring and nava new, renew or young, so the literal meaning of the name is, one which becomes new or young again. Boerhaavia diffusa is an herb found in ayurveda and other traditional medicines. Scarlet spiderling, garnet spiderling, red spiderling common spanish names. Only in areas where there is also boehavia does bindweed seem to be almost gone. Punarnava boerhavia diffusa information, medicinal uses and.
Nov 28, 2016 punarnava boerhavia diffusa information, medicinal uses and more punarnava is diuretic used to treat urinary problems, very good for liver and very effective in jaundice and urolithiasis. Provides authoritative information on the flora of western australia. The flowers are often bright scarlet to redviolet in colour but can be shades of pink, yellow or white. This is a cultivated plant, mostly as a hedge especially in chennai, where. Spiderling, a species of boerhavia nyctaginaceae in kenya. Germishuizen and meyer, 2003, and four boerhavia coccinea mill. Boerhavia diffusa this map is a visual representation of the county distribution of each taxon in the southeastern united states, based on specimens at the ncu herbarium. The top most photograph is punarnava o boerhavia diffusa. Prostrate to ascending perennial herbs, leafy in lower 12, diffusely paniculate in upper 12. According to the flora of china, the genus boerhavia contains between 20 and 40 species, four of which occur in china, and is widespread in the tropical.
Boerhavia angustifolia span boerhavia ascendens schumach boerhavia bicolor ehrenb. Photographed in an area of disturbed sandy soil north of mombasa, kenya. Boerhavia coccinea is a species of flowering plant in the four oclock family which is known by. Boerhavia 4 images at images, phylogeny, nomenclature. Dna barcode its effectively distinguishes the medicinal plant. Brief description grazyna paczkowska, monday 23 october 1995.
Standard therapy for crf is aimed at the management of proteinuria, inhibition of reninangiotensinaldosterone system. Boerhavia coccinea nyctaginaceae hear species info. A taxonomic revision of boerhavia nyctaginaceae in southern. Pdf ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry and pharmacological. Boerhavia is a genus of over 100 species in the four oclock flower family, nyctaginaceae. Two views have been taken on the application of the name boerhavia diffusa. Studies on animals have shown that this plant has strong skinsoothing activity. A polymorphic species with a complex infraspecific nomenclature. At the species level, there is variation that is often difficult to treat taxonomically, especially among annuals of the sonoran desert and the pantropical b. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank.
Boerhavia coccinea boecc boerhavia cordobensis boecb. Boerhavia caribaea, more, max licher open interactive map. Boerhavia has been taking over in areas where bindweed was pulled or poisoned in previous years. The plant produces stems that can exceed a metre in length.
Comparative clinical evaluation of boerhavia diffusa root. Boerhavia coccinea is weedy and probably adventive along the gulf and southern atlantic coasts in north america. A total of 20 dogs of mixed breeds suffering from crf from 1 to 2 months were divided into two groups n 10 and treated as follows. Boerhavia diffusa is a species of flowering plant in the four oclock family which is commonly known as punarnava meaning that which rejuvenates or renews the body in ayurveda, red spiderling, spreading hogweed, or tarvine. The accession numbers of the its sequences downloaded from the genbank. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Boerhavia coccinea is a lowlying, sprawling, perennial herb. Sep 18, 2019 boerhaavia diffusa is an herb with anticancer and antiinflammatory properties. View photographs and a description of the plant boerhavia coccinea, commonly known as scarlet spiderling or red spiderling. We use cookies to offer you a better experience, personalize content, tailor advertising, provide social media features, and better understand the use of our services. Various species of boerhavia are frequent herbaceous plants of disturbed soils and gardens in tropical areas around the world.
Then there is a reddish border outlining the margin. This page was last edited on 15 september 2017, at 01. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Show all show tabs scarlet spiderling general information. Worldwide ethnomedicinal uses of important species of boerhavia genus. Boerhaavia diffusa supplement health benefits, dosage, side. Phytochemical and biological importance of boerhavia diffusa. Pdf the genus boerhavia in southern africa is revised. How boerhavia diffusa is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. In other areas where there is no boerhavia, and the bindweed has been pulled or poisoned, bindweed continues to reemerge.
Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in boerhavia diffusa. Nyctaginaceae of north america update, database version 2011. The plant list includes a further 72 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus boerhavia. Jul 16, 2006 a close view of scarlet spiderling, red spiderling boerhavia coccinea flowers and fruit. Punarnava boerhavia diffusa information, medicinal uses. Spiderling refers to the appearance of those species that bear inflorescences on numerous long, slender stems, interlocking in a manner suggestive of a spider or spiders web the genus was named for herman boerhaave, a dutch botanist, and the genus name is frequently misspelled boerhaavia boerhavia species. Learn how to use this in different health problems. Plants profile for boerhavia coccinea scarlet spiderling. A taxonomic revision of boerhavia nyctaginaceae in southern africa article pdf available in south african journal of botany 86.
Boerhaavia diffusa is a tropical crawling root plant, with. In some forms the upper leaves can become reduced so that the plant appears to have a single large terminal paniculate inflorescence as in b. The genus boerhavia can be recognised by its erect or diffused herbaceous habit, funnelshaped, plicate limb of the perianth and paniculate inflorescence. This is partly because of problems with typification. Like all plant extracts, boerhavia diffusa also has antioxidant ability. Leaves broadly ovate to suborbicular, very variable in. Data source and references for boerhavia coccinea scarlet. Aboerhavia coccinea, bboerhavia elegans, cboerhavia erecta, d boerhavia repens, e boerhavia diffusa. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative. This name signifies the rejuvenating property of punarnava. Boerhavia diffusa is originated throughout the warmer parts of the country upto an altitude of 2000 metre in the himalayan region. Middle photograph is commonly known as redbird cactus pedilanthus tithymaloides, also called devils backbone or shoe flower plant. Boerhavia coccinea beerhahveeuh cocksineeuh family. The leaves of boerhavia diffusa are often used as a green.
Phytochemical and biological importance of boerhavia. Boerhavia coccinea in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. There are several boerhavia species in east africa. This page was last edited on 17 october 2019, at 01. List of various diseases cured by boerhavia diffusa. Prostrate or ascending herb, to 50 cm long, manybranched from a taproot. Pdf a taxonomic revision of boerhavia nyctaginaceae in. Media in category boerhavia coccinea the following 36 files are in this category, out of 36 total. Our evidencebased analysis on boerhaavia diffusa features 50 unique references to scientific papers. Historically, boerhaavia diffusa has been used for its antidiabetic and diuretic properties. In the present study, whole plant of boerhavia erecta l. This page is regularly updated, to include the most recently available clinical trial evidence.
A boerhavia coccinea, b boerhavia elegans, c boerhavia erecta, d boerhavia repens, e boerhavia diffusa. It is a perennial, spreading hogweed, commonly grown abundantly in waste places, ditches. Boerhavia species, hogweed, red spiderling, scarlet. In somalia there is considerable variation in the indumentum, habit, and size and shape of leaves, but the characters are mostly not correlated and no formal taxa have been recognised here. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The plant list includes 208 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus boerhavia. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The sticky seeds have assured that these plants wide tropical distribution. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs.
Boerhavia coccinea scarlet spiderling, red spiderling. Boerhavia sometimes includes anulocaulis, commicarpus, and cyphomeris f. Scarlet spiderling, red spiderling boerhavia coccinea has hairs on its stem and leaves. Data source and references for boerhavia coccinea scarlet spiderling from the usda plants database. To view a larger image of a state, with its counties identified, click on the individual. The risk factors for crf include old age, specific breeds, smaller body size, periodontal disease, and obesity. Each member of our research team is required to have no conflicts. The leaves of boerhavia diffusa are often used as a green vegetable in many parts of india. Sixteen species of boerhavia occur in africa klopper et al. Please check the earlier postings on this plant in this group. A taxonomic revision of boerhavia nyctaginaceae in.