Intake of punarnava provides many health advantages
Posted on: 23/Mar/2019 10:04:16 AM
In Ayurveda, one of the most effective therapeutic herbs prescribed is this hogweed or punarnava. This punarnava is also known as Boerhavia Diffusa and it belongs to the family called ‘Nyctaginaceae’. The superb piece of information got is roots, leaves as well as the aerial parts of this herb could be used to treat many health issues effectively.
There are 2 main types of this herb namely white and red type and this amazing herb is widely used in countries like India, Nepal and Sri Lanka etc. The point to be noted is punarnava has got hypoxanthine 9L arabino furanoscide, serratagenic acid, boeravinone A to F etc. Other ingredients found in this punarnava or hogweed is sodium, iron, calcium, vitamin C, proteins etc.
Intake of this herb could provide us many health benefits like
Obesity gets treated:
One of the major health issues in the recent times is obesity or having excessive fat in the body. It is believed that punarnava stimulates the removal of extra fluids from our body. The point is potassium or electrolytes are not lost in the process. Urination is promoted and by this unnecessary fluids would be flushed out. Finally weight loss takes place.
Respiratory issues get cured:
Any nasal congestion or blockage gets cleared well by its action as expectorant. The amazing point here is punarnava has got ability to relax the airway and to curb spasms. Patients suffering from bronchial asthma would be cured if they consume decoction of this amazing herb.
Liver gets protected:
Jaundice is one common liver based issue is known. Intake of punarnava could help us in getting cured of jaundice. Our liver is protected from toxins and chemicals and revitalising and cleansing of liver is carried out by the hepatoprotective properties of this amazing herb. Health, stamina and liver vitality gets restored by punarnava or hogweed.
UTI could be treated effectively:
UTI or urinary tract infection is very common issue and the diuretic, antimicrobial and anti-spasmodic property of this herb could help in the treatment of UTI in us.
Good for stress reduction:
Stress is also present in each one of us and it could be due to various causes. By this herb stress could be treated effectively as this herb is an adaptogen. When punarnava is taken then our brain gets relaxed and mind becomes calmed down and stress is relieved. It was confirmed that the extracts got from punarnava could help us in combating biochemical stress indicators like cortisol etc.
