Punarnava

English Name : Punarnava
Botanical Name : (Boerhaavia diffusa)
Uses : Dropsy: Punarnava increases the secretion and discharge of urine. Its effective treatment of dropsy, a disease marked by an excessive collection of a water fluid in the tissues and cavities or natural hollows of the body. The fresh boiled herb should be given in the treatment of this disease. Ascities: The herb is useful in the treatment of ascites, a disease charecterised by accumulation of fluid inside the peritoneal cavity of the abdomen. Stomach Disorders: Its useful to streathening the stomach particularly intestinal colic. A powder of the root is given in the doses of 5 grms thrice a day. Asthma: It promotes the removal of catarrhal matter & phlegm from the bronchial tubes. A powder of root can be taken in small dose 3 times a day.