Boerhavia diffusa

Boerhavia diffusa L., Sp. Pl. 1: 3 (1753).

Boerhavia diffusa
Boerhavia diffusa
Boerhavia diffusa
Boerhavia diffusa L., Photo by Garden Breath Green

its native range is Tropics & Subtropics. It is used as animal food, a poison and a medicine, has social uses and for food.

Vietnamese name: Ground Ginseng, Forest Ginseng, Ginseng Gui Bau

Latinh name: 

Boerhavia diffusa L.

Family: 

Nyctaginaceae 

Uses: 

Supplement, reduce fever, asthma, stomach pain, edema, anemia, jaundice, ascites, temperature, liver and spleen diseases. Leaves treat poison.

Distribution:

In Vietnam: scattered in many places but often found in coastal provinces, from Hai Phong to Dong Nai.

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