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Boerhavia diffusa L. details in Pandanus database of Indian plant names

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Latin name	Boerhavia diffusa L.
Family	Nyctaginaceae
Identified with (Skt)	punarnavā, śophaghnī
Identified with (Hin)	sānt, gadahpurnā
Identified with (Tam)	mukkurattai, mūkkarattaikkīrai
Identified with (Mal)	taviḻāma, taḻutāma
Identified with (Eng)	Hogweed, Pigweed
Botanical info	A perennial diffuse herb growing throughout India, simple opposite leaves, pale rose flowers, small and in irregular clusters of terminal panicles, highly viscid fruits
Search occurrence	punarnavā, śophaghnī, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
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Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 633) punarnava (punar-.), mf(ā)n. becoming new or young again, renewed, AV.; Br. &c. (also punar-nava; cf. punar-N-); m. a finger-nail (cf. -bhava), L.; (ā), f. hog-weed, Boerhavia Procumbens, Suśr.; -vā-maNDUra n. a partic. medicinal preparation Rasar. Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 1092) śophaghnī, f. 'removing swellings', Desmodium Gangeticum, L.; a Punar-navā with red flowers, L.

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