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Punarnava (hogweed)

पुनर्नवा (सांठी) · पुनर्नवा

Boerhavia diffusa · Nyctaginaceae

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
पुनर्नवाशोथघ्नीवर्षाभूकठिल्लकश्वेतापुनर्भू
Hindi
पुनर्नवासांठीसाठीगदहपूरनाबिसखपरासफेद पुनर्नवा
English
Punarnavahogweedpunarnavared spiderling
Romanized
punarnavasanthi
Marathi
घेटुळी

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  • White punarnavā is listed among greens said to remove pitta and kapha, subdue worms and remove skin diseases.

    Chapter 4 · p. 56 · v. 32Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Named 15 times on 14 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

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Content type
Herb
Categories
Medicinal plantRootWhole plant
Source pages with records
1
Pages naming it
14
Chapters
Chapter 4
Extraction tasks
T03
Record id
ingredient_punarnava