Punarnava Extract

Chemical Constituents

Contains b-Sitosterol, a-2-sitosterol, palmitic acid, ester of b-sitosterol, tetracosanoic, hexacosonoic, stearic, arachidic acid, urosilic acid, Hentriacontane, b-Ecdysone, triacontanol etc.It also contains compounds such as flavonoids, alkaloids, steroids, triterpenoids, lipids, lignins, carbohydrates, proteins, and glycoproteins.

Uses

• Useful in biliousness, blood impurities, leucorrhoea, anaemia, heart diseases, asthma, alternatives etc
• The leaves are useful in dyspepsia, tumours, spleen enlargement, abdominal pains
• Boerhavia diffusa is used by diabetics to lower blood sugar
• Extracts of Boerhaavia diffusa leaves showed antioxidant and hepatoprotective properties
• To treat urinary tract diseases, heart diseases, inflammatory and non-inflammatory edema etc
• Punarnava has long been used by traditional healers for maladies of the liver and kidneys
• Helps in improving body immunity. Reduces stress
• Used in treating Jaundice and general fever