Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Axia cochinchinensis	Lour.	Fl. Cochinch. : 36 (1790)
Boerhavia adscendens	Willd.	Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 1: 19 (1797)
Boerhavia caespitosa	Ridl.	J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 45: 214 (1906)
Boerhavia ciliatobracteata	Heimerl	Jahresber. Staats-Oberrealsch. Funfhaus Wien 23: 25 (1900)
Boerhavia coccinea var. leiocarpa	Standl.	Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 11: 108 (1931)
Boerhavia coccinea var. paniculata	Moscoso	Cat. Fl. Domingensis 1: 180 (1943)
Boerhavia diffusa var. leiocarpa	(Heimerl) C.D.Adams	Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 8: 115 (1970)
Boerhavia diffusa var. pubescens	Choisy	Prodr. 13(2): 453 (1849)
Boerhavia friesii	Heimerl	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 56: 253 (1906)
Boerhavia paniculata	Rich.	Actes Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 1: 105. 1792
Boerhavia paniculata f. esetosa	Heimerl	Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 17: 225. 1913
Boerhavia paniculata var. guaranitica	Heimerl	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 56: 252 (1906)
Boerhavia paniculata f. leiocarpa	Heimerl	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 56: 252. 1906
Boerhavia paniculata var. leiocarpa	Heimerl	Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 17: 225 (1913)
Boerhavia paniculata f. multiglandulosa	( ex Parodi) Heimerl	Revista Fac. Agron. Veterin. 7: 197. 1930
Boerhavia paniculata var. subacuta	Choisy	Prodr. 13(2): 451 (1849)
Boerhavia repens var. diffusa	(L.) Hook.f.	Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 4(pt. 12): 709. 1885 [Aug 1885]
Boerhavia xerophila	Domin	Biblioth. Bot. lxxxix. 92 (1925), in syn.
Boerhavia diffusa var. paniculata	Kuntze	Rev. Gen. 533. 1891.
Boerhavia diffusa var. diffusa	L.	- = XXIII Jahreberuichte der k.k. Staats-Oberrealschule im XV. Bezirke von Wien (F?nfhaus)] (1897) 26.
Boerhavia diffusa var. mutabilis	(R.Br.) Heimerl	Jahresber. K. K. Staats-Ober-Realschule Steyr 23: 27 (1897)

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	red spiderling
English	punarnava
English	spreading hogweed
English	tarvine
Arabic	حثرة منتشرة
bho	गदहपुरना
bho	पुनर्नवा
bho	गजपुरना
German	boerhavia caribaea
Estonian	commicarpus africanus
Estonian	boerhavia paniculata
Estonian	boerhavia glabrata
Estonian	boerhavia africana
Estonian	boerhavia adscendens
Estonian	laiuv ämblikrohi
Hindi	पुनर्नवा
Indonesian	daun cakaran
Igbo	tarvine
Igbo	red spiderling
Igbo	spreading hogweed
Igbo	punarnava
Japanese	ナハカノコソウ
Kannada	ಕೊಮ್ಮೆ ಗಿಡ
Malayalam	തമിഴാമ
Malayalam	പുനർനവ
Malayalam	ശോതാഗ്നി
Malayalam	തഴുതാമ
Marathi	घेटुळी
Marathi	पुनर्नवा
Burmese	ပရန္နဝါ
Oriya	ପୁରୁଣି
Punjabi	ਇੱਟਸਿੱਟ
sa	अश्वत्थः
sa	पुनर्नवा
Sango	lênzë
Tamil	மூக்கரட்டி சாரை
Telugu	అటికమామిడి
Chinese	沙参
Chinese	黄寿丹
Chinese	老来青
Chinese	黄细心

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Africa click to expand
- East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya
  - Tanzania
  - Uganda
- Macaronesia
  - Cape Verde
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad
  - Djibouti
  - Eritrea
  - Ethiopia
  - Socotra
  - Somalia
  - Sudan
- Northern Africa
  - Egypt
- South Tropical Africa
  - Angola
  - Malawi
  - Mozambique
  - Zambia
  - Zimbabwe
- Southern Africa
  - Botswana
  - Cape Provinces
  - Kwazulu-Natal
  - Namibia
  - Northern Provinces
  - Swaziland
- West Tropical Africa
  - Benin
  - Burkina
  - Gambia
  - Ghana
  - Guinea
  - Guinea-Bissau
  - Ivory Coast
  - Liberia
  - Mali
  - Mauritania
  - Niger
  - Nigeria
  - Senegal
  - Sierra Leone
  - Togo
- West-central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi
  - Cameroon
  - Central African Republic
  - Congo
  - Gabon
  - Gulf Of Guinea Islands
  - Rwanda
  - Zaïre
- Western Indian Ocean
  - Aldabra
  - Comoros
  - Mauritius
  - Mozambique Channel Islands

Asia-temperate click to expand
- Arabian Peninsula
  - Gulf States
  - Oman
  - Saudi Arabia
  - Yemen
- China
  - China South-central
  - China Southeast
  - Hainan
- Eastern Asia
  - Japan
  - Kazan-retto
  - Nansei-shoto
  - Ogasawara-Shoto
- Western Asia
  - Afghanistan
  - Iran
  - Lebanon-Syria
  - Palestine

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- Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam
  - Bangladesh
  - India
  - Laccadive Islands
  - Maldives
  - Nepal
  - Pakistan
  - Sri Lanka
  - West Himalaya
- Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands
  - Cambodia
  - Laos
  - Myanmar
  - Nicobar Nicobar
  - South China Sea
  - Thailand
  - Vietnam
- Malesia
  - Christmas Island
  - Cocos (keeling) Islands
  - Lesser Sunda Islands
  - Malaya
  - Maluku
  - Philippines
  - Sulawesi
- Papuasia
  - Solomon Islands

Europe click to expand
- Southwestern Europe
  - Spain

Northern America click to expand
- Mexico
  - Mexico Central
  - Mexico Gulf
  - Mexico Northeast
  - Mexico Southwest
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama
  - Florida
  - Georgia
  - South Carolina

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- Southwestern Pacific
  - Niue

Southern America click to expand
- Brazil
  - Brazil North
  - Brazil Northeast
  - Brazil South
  - Brazil Southeast
  - Brazil West-central
- Caribbean
  - Bahamas
  - Cayman Islands
  - Cuba
  - Dominican Republic
  - Haiti
  - Jamaica
  - Leeward Islands
  - Netherlands Antilles
  - Puerto Rico
  - Southwest Caribbean
  - Trinidad-Tobago
  - Turks-caicos Islands
  - Venezuelan Antilles
  - Windward Islands
- Central America
  - Belize
  - Costa Rica
  - El Salvador
  - Guatemala
  - Honduras
  - Nicaragua
- Northern South America
  - French Guiana
  - Guyana
  - Suriname
  - Venezuela
- Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast
  - Argentina Northwest
  - Chile Central
  - Chile North
  - Desventurados Islands
  - Paraguay
  - Uruguay
- Western South America
  - Bolivia
  - Colombia
  - Ecuador
  - Peru

Links to other databases Top

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000567916
UNII	R780FK199O
Florida Plant Atlas	3927
Flora of Alabama	2696
USDA Plants	BODI3
Tropicos	22500356
INPN	447416
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:326899-2
The Plant List	kew-2678624
Open Tree Of Life	1027592
Observations.org	198568
NCBI Taxonomy	930814
Nature Serve	2.144934
IPNI	326899-2
iNaturalist	75835
GBIF	3086282
Freebase	/m/076yzrz
EPPO	BOEDI
EOL	479235
Elurikkus	365307
Calflora (Californian flora)	10515
USDA GRIN	400189
Wikipedia	Boerhavia_diffusa

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Exploring the benefits of wild plants in dietary nutrition: investigating perspectives, choices, health impacts and sustainable practices

Anwar T, Qureshi H, Shahzadi S, Siddiqi EH, Ali HM, Abdelhamid MM, Nazim M

BMC Complement Med Ther

14-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10865668
doi:	10.1186/s12906-024-04379-4
PMID:	38355544

A scoping review of Ayurvedic rasayana adaptogens in oncology

Wu C, Mulakaluri A, Chaurasia P, Suryanarayana S, Singh A, Krauss N, Tahir P, Elder C, Puthiyedath R, Dhruva A

J Ayurveda Integr Med

01-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10847161
doi:	10.1016/j.jaim.2023.100879
PMID:	38301299

Complete resolution of lumbar disc sequestration with Ayurveda management: A case report

Wasedar V, Pangam B, Shete S, Belaval V

J Ayurveda Integr Med

25-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10785238
doi:	10.1016/j.jaim.2023.100826
PMID:	38006747

Dietary Supplementation with Pomegranate and Onion Affects Lipid and Protein Oxidation in the Breast Meat, Thigh, and Liver, Cellular Stress Protein Responses, and Gene Expression of Liver Enzymes Involved in Protein Synthesis in Broilers

Savvidou S, Panteli N, Dotas V, Symeon G, Galamatis D, Panitsidis I, Voutsinou E, Tatidou C, Kumar P, Antonopoulou E, Michailidis G, Giannenas I

Foods

22-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10606836
doi:	10.3390/foods12203870
PMID:	37893762

Bovine reproductive immunoinfertility: pathogenesis and immunotherapy

Gupta VK, Mohanty TK, Bhakat M, Dewry RK, Katiyar R, Nain D, Shah N, Sethi M, Rautela R, Singh M, Deori S

Front Vet Sci

05-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10585041
doi:	10.3389/fvets.2023.1248604
PMID:	37869494

Hepatoprotective effects of bioactive compounds from traditional herb Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum Linn) against galactosamine-induced hepatotoxicity in rats

Kamel FO, Karim S, Bafail DA, Aldawsari HM, Kotta S, Ilyas UK

Front Pharmacol

04-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10582332
doi:	10.3389/fphar.2023.1213052
PMID:	37860117

Preventive Action of Beta-Carotene against the Indoxyl Sulfate-Induced Renal Dysfunction in Male Adult Zebrafish via Regulations of Mitochondrial Inflammatory and β-Carotene Oxygenase-2 Actions

Muthuraman A, Sayem AS, Meenakshisundaram S, Ali N, Ahmad SF, AlAsmari AF, Nishat S, Lim KG, Paramaswaran Y

Biomedicines

27-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10603961
doi:	10.3390/biomedicines11102654
PMID:	37893028

Ethnomedicinal Knowledge of Plants Used in Nonconventional Medicine in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Chiribagula Valentin B, Ndjolo Philippe O, Mboni Henry M, Mushagalusa Kasali F

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med

20-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10533323
doi:	10.1155/2023/4621883
PMID:	37771953

Boeravinone B, a natural rotenoid, inhibits osteoclast differentiation through modulating NF-κB, MAPK and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways

Piao X, Kim JW, Hyun M, Wang Z, Park SG, Cho IA, Ryu JH, Lee BN, Song JH, Koh JT

BMB Rep

29-Aug-2023

PMCID:	PMC10618074
doi:	10.5483/BMBRep.2023-0054
PMID:	37574806

Development of DNA markers using next-generation sequencing approach for molecular authentication of Boerhavia diffusa L. and Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers

Sharma AR, Vohra M, Vinay CM, Paul B, Chakrabarty S, Rai PS

3 Biotech

15-Aug-2023

PMCID:	PMC10427588
doi:	10.1007/s13205-023-03732-7
PMID:	37593204

Management of Mutrashmari (urolithiasis) with Palasha Kshara and Ashmarihara Kwatha: An open-labelled placebo-controlled clinical trial

Kumari M, Tukaram D

Ayu

02-Aug-2023

PMCID:	PMC10468020
doi:	10.4103/ayu.AYU_225_19
PMID:	37655175

Comparison of Effectiveness of Hiora SG Gel With Triamcinolone Acetonide Gel in Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis

Nayak NG, Modi P, Shah S, Patel P, Devangkumar Patel D, Rohitbhai Patel R, Hapani D

Cureus

14-Jun-2023

PMCID:	PMC10347882
doi:	10.7759/cureus.40403
PMID:	37456467

Update of the Xylella spp. host plant database – systematic literature search up to 31 December 2022

Gibin D, Pasinato L, Delbianco A

EFSA J

13-Jun-2023

PMCID:	PMC10262070
doi:	10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8061
PMID:	37325259

HPTLC and GC–MS finger-printing of two potential multifunctional siddha tailams: Mathan and maha megarajanga tailam

Senthilnathan S, Jayaraman S, Priya Veeraraghavan V, Masood Khan J, Ahmed MZ, Ahmad A, Gnanamani A

Saudi J Biol Sci

01-Jun-2023

PMCID:	PMC10276281
doi:	10.1016/j.sjbs.2023.103700
PMID:	37333677

Promising Therapeutic Treatments for Cardiac Fibrosis: Herbal Plants and Their Extracts

Yu X

Cardiol Ther

29-May-2023

PMCID:	PMC10423196
doi:	10.1007/s40119-023-00319-4
PMID:	37247171

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Hydrocarbons / Unsaturated hydrocarbons / Branched unsaturated hydrocarbons
4-Methyloctadec-3-ene	71362601	Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=CCC)C	266.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97415-6
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Lignan glycosides
2-[4-[(3aR,6aS)-6-[3,5-dimethoxy-4-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]-1,3,3a,4,6,6a-hexahydrofuro[3,4-c]furan-3-yl]-2,6-dimethoxyphenoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol	138107782	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)OC)C3C4COC(C4CO3)C5=CC(=C(C(=C5)OC)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)O)O)OC	742.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.39.1551
Liriodendrin	226371	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)OC)C3C4COC(C4CO3)C5=CC(=C(C(=C5)OC)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)O)O)OC	742.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.39.1551
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Long-chain fatty acids
Arachidic Acid	10467	Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O	312.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.3214
Oleic Acid	445639	Click to see CCCCCCCCC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)O	282.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.3214
Palmitic Acid	985	Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O	256.42	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.3214
Stearic Acid	5281	Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O	284.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.3214
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Very long-chain fatty acids
Behenic Acid	8215	Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O	340.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.3214
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
beta-Sitosteryl palmitate	9852570	Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC1CCC2(C3CCC4(C(C3CC=C2C1)CCC4C(C)CCC(CC)C(C)C)C)C	653.10	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.3214
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Ergostane steroids / Ergosterols and derivatives
(3S,8S,9S,14S,17R)-17-[(2R,5R)-5,6-dimethylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	134766514	Click to see CC(C)C(C)CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C	400.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.3214
5-Cholestene-3-ol, 24-methyl-	312822	Click to see CC(C)C(C)CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C	400.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.3214
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	86821	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.3214 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97415-6
24-Ethylcholest-5-en-3beta-ol	22012	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.3214
beta-Sitosterol 3-O-beta-D-galactopyranoside	296119	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C	576.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.3214
Sitogluside	5742590	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C	576.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.3214
Stigmasterol	5280794	Click to see CCC(C=CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	412.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.3214
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds
Sucrose	5988	Click to see C(C1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)CO)O)O)O)O	342.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.39.1551
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Sugar alcohols
Glycerin	753	Click to see C(C(CO)O)O	92.09	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.39.1551
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 1-benzopyrans / Xanthones
Methyl 11-hydroxy-1-methoxy-4,6-dimethyl-10-oxo-1,3-dihydrofuro[3,4-b]xanthene-3-carboxylate	163010963	Click to see CC1=C2C(=CC=C1)C(=O)C3=C(O2)C(=C4C(OC(C4=C3O)OC)C(=O)OC)C	370.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80487-Y
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Rotenoids
boeravinone F	12004175	Click to see CC1=C(C2=C(C=C1O)OC3=C(C2=O)C4=C(C=C(C=C4)O)OC3=O)O	326.26	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.39.1863
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Rotenoids / Rotenones
(6aS,12aR)-4,11,12a-trihydroxy-9-methoxy-10-methyl-6,6a-dihydrochromeno[3,4-b]chromen-12-one	13940643	Click to see CC1=C(C=C2C(=C1O)C(=O)C3(C(O2)COC4=C3C=CC=C4O)O)OC	344.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.36.834 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.38.1558 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.36.2289
boeravinone A	14018346	Click to see CC1=C(C2=C(C=C1O)OC3=C(C2=O)C4=CC=CC=C4OC3OC)O	326.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.3214 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.36.834
boeravinone B	14018348	Click to see CC1=C(C2=C(C=C1O)OC3=C(C2=O)C4=CC=CC=C4OC3O)O	312.27	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.36.834 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.3214
boeravinone D	15081178	Click to see CC1=C(C2=C(C=C1O)OC3=C(C2=O)C4=C(C=C(C=C4)O)OC3OC)O	342.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.39.1863
boeravinone E	11537197	Click to see CC1=C(C2=C(C=C1O)OC3=C(C2=O)C4=C(C=C(C=C4)O)OC3O)O	328.27	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.39.1863

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