Sarandai PRODUCT NAME
Boerhavia diffusa Linn. = Boerhavia repens Linn. B. procumbens Banks ex Roxb. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Sarandai |
| Local Name: | Sarandai (Kurumba); Tamil-Mookkaratti, Saarai. |
| Family: | Nyctaginaceae |
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| Product Description: | A diffuse herb. Flower: In axillary or terminal panicles, deep pink Fruit: An anthocarp, club shaped, glandular hairy, top rounded. Seed erect, smooth, swelling in water, slimy. |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | Plains upto 1000m. Very common by the waysides in very poor soils and on stone revetments. Tropics |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | roots |
| Uses: | Root is crushed with cumin and tuber of Acorus calamus and this mixture is taken orally to cure certain stomach ailments and indigestion. |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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