Boerhaavia diffusa
Boerhaavia diffusa commonly known as punarnava
in Sanskrit, is a herbaceous plant of the family Nyctaginaceae and
indigenous to India. The whole plant or its parts (leaves, stem & root) are
known to have medicinal properties and have a long history of use by
Indians, particularly the tribal
people. The plant is widely used for the treatment of edema, dropsical
condition and urinary troubles as reported in various literatures. A study was
conducted by CCRH over a period of 24 years (1979-2003) at its various
Institutes/Units in different potencies viz. Q, 6c & 30c to verify the symptoms, which were found during
the Homoeopathic Pathogenetic Trial carried out by the Council. It was
reflected from the study that Boerhaavia diffusa is a very effective
medicine in relieving the clinical
conditions like edema, hypertension, jaundice and nocturnal emission as
reported in various literatures, but also in headache, coryza, vertigo, burning
urination, leucorrhoea, menstrual irregularities, lumbago and pyrexia etc.,
which can be anecdoted as
additional clinical symptoms as
observed during the trial.