- Botanical name : Boerhavia diffusa Linn.
- Family : Nyctaginaceae
- Malayalam : Thazhuthama
- Tamil : Mukkurattai
- English : Spreading hog weed
- Habit : Prostrate or ascending glabrous stem
- Useful part : Whole plant, Root
- Rasa Panchaka (swetha)
- Rasa : Katu, kashaya
- Guna : Laghu, ruksha
- Veerya : Ushna
- Vipaka : Katu
- Karma : Vatakaphashamana
- Indications : Sotha,a smari
- Dose : Swarasa(10-20ml), kwatha(40-80ml)
- Formulations : Punarnavadi kwatha, punarnavadi guggulu
