The Pharmacology and Therapeutics of Bœrhaavia Diffusa (Punarnava)

The plant grows all over Jndia as a common creeping troublesome weed, and is especially abundant during the rains. It belongs to the natural order Nyctagineae. The roots are stout and fuciform and have a bitter and nauseous taste. From the root numerous stems 2 to 3 feet long, slender, and covered with mir"'? Vi^irc ^re eiven off T*y? stem is often viscid, glabrous; the leaves are thick, arranged unequally, green and glabrous above and usually white underneath. The base