🔱Siddha Medicine
Punarnava (Mukhatti)
Boerhavia diffusa
About Punarnava (Mukhatti)
Punarnava (Mukhatti) (Boerhavia diffusa) is a herb used in the Siddha Medicine tradition to help with Kidney Support, Edema, Liver Support, and UTI. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Boerhavia coccinea is a species of flowering plant in the four o'clock family which is known by many common names, including scarlet spiderling, red boerhavia, hogweed, and in Spanish, hierba del cancer and hierba de la hormiga.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Aerial Parts · internalLeaves · internal