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'''Punarnava''' is a species of flowering plant in the four o'clock family which is commonly known as punarnava (meaning that which rejuvenates or renews the body in Ayurveda),<ref name="int"/> red spiderling, spreading hogweed, or tarvine. It is taken in herbal medicine for pain relief and other uses. The leaves of B. diffusa are often used as a green vegetable in many parts of India.

== Description Uses=={{Uses|obesity}}, {{Uses|dropsy}}, {{Uses|blood pressure}}, {{Uses|gastric disturbances}}, {{Uses|asthma}}, {{Uses|jaundice}}, {{Uses|anascara}}, {{Uses|anaemia}}, {{Uses|internal inflammation}}, {{Uses|indurated liver}}

Boerhavia diffusa is widely dispersed==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Roots}}, occurring throughout India{{Parts Used|Seeds}}, the Pacific, and southern United States. This wide range is explained by its small fruit, which are very sticky and grow a few inches off the ground, ideally placed to latch on to small migratory birds as they walk by.{{Parts Used|Leaves}}

Punarnava is widely used as a green leafy vegetable in many Asian and African countries. B. diffusa can be used as a fodder for livestock==Chemical Composition==Major components are sitosterol, esters of sitosterol, punarnavine, boerhaavia acid, but has the potential for contaminating seed stocksboeravinone, palmitic acid and may harbor pathogens for certain crops, such as eggplants.many other compounds<ref name="chemical composition"/>

== Uses Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}

The herb has other benefits like==Properties==Reference:Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya===

==Common nameHabit=={{Habit|Perennial plant}}

* '''English''' - Red spiderling==Identification==* '''Kannada''' - ಕೊಮ್ಮೆ ===Leaf===* '''Hindi''' {{Leaf|Simple|Ovate- वर्षाभूcordiform|Leaf Arrangement is Opposite}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual||pink|5-20|In terminal or axillary panicles of umbellate or capitate clusters}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|club-shaped anthocarp|7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|Fruiting throughout the year|With hooked hairs|}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Boerhavia diffusa is widespread through much of the tropics and the subtropics and has also become naturalized in parts of the temperate zonePrefers a sunny position and a well-drained soil<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Open places near the sea}}, {{Commonly seen|dry and warm river valleys}}, {{Commonly seen|Along roadsides}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px"> </gallery> == References == <references><ref name="intchemical composition">[http://www.phytojournal.com/vol1Issue1/Issue_may_2012/5.pdf "Traditional Indian Herbs: Punarnava and Its Medicinal ImportanceChemical constituents"]</ref></references>

<ref name== External Links =="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/32997 "Morphology"]</ref>

<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[httpshttp://entropical.wikipediatheferns.orginfo/wiki/Boerhavia_diffusa viewtropical.php?id=Boerhavia +diffusa-Wikipedia"Cultivation Details"]</ref></references>