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Punarnava

Local Name	:	Punarnava
Botanical Name	:	Boerhavia diffusa L.
Common Name	:	Red spiderling
Family	:	Nyctaginaceae
Distribution	:	Found throughout India including Odisha. Found in Asia, Africa, North America, the Caribbean, South America, and the South Pacific
Habit	:	Herb
Short Description	:	It is a creeping herbaceous plant with small, white to pink flowers and broad, ovate leaves.

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Descriptions

It is a perennial herb. Stem decumbent to erect, glabrous. Leaves ovate-oblong or lanceolate, acute to obtuse at apex, truncate to rounded at base. Inflorescence umbel terminated by a small cymose group of flowers of 2-5. Flowers are red-purple.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

April - September

Use(s)

Leaves are consumed as leafy vegetables and consumed in liver problems. Leaf juice with honey is used to cure stomach pain.