Boerhavia erecta

Common Name : Erect spiderling, Erect boerhavia
Binomial Name : Boerhavia erecta
Tamil Name : Seemai Mookarattai
Family : Nyctaginaceae
Date : 18 Sep 2015
Place : Sorathur, Tiruvannamalai, TN, India

Uses

---> The plant is used as a vermifuge
---> A decoction of the whole plant is taken to treat gastro-intestinal, liver and infertility problems,
and convulsions in children
---> The ash of the whole plant is rubbed on the skin of the head as a treatment against fungal infections
---> The leaves are crushed in water and the extract taken to treat diarrhoea
---> In West and East Africa, the leaves are eaten as a vegetable and in sauces
---> A paste of the roots is rubbed on the skin to ripen abscesses and ulcers
---> The sap that is produced in the leaves is squeezed into the eye to treat conjunctivitis