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Specimen profile
Spreading Hogweed Relative
Trianthema portulacastrum · Aizoaceae
Skt · Varshabhu — “That which emerges vigorously with the onset of the monsoon rains”Hindi · VishakhapraMal · Thazhuthama CheriyaTam · Saranai
A succulent trailing weed widely used as a potent diuretic, anti-edema, and liver-protecting agent.
Trianthema portulacastrum is a prostrate succulent annual herb closely aligned with Punarnava in clinical practice. It springs up abundantly during the rains, displaying fleshy green leaves and pinkish solitary flowers. It strongly triggers urinary outflow, dismantles dropsical fluid retention, and clears deep hepatic stagnation.
Identification markers
Prostrate fleshy reddish stems, opposite unequal obovate leaves, solitary sessile flowers nestled in leaf axils, and operculate capsules.
Rasa
Tikta, Katu, Kashaya
Guna
Laghu, Ruksha
Virya
Ushna
Vipaka
Katu
Prabhava
Shothaghna (anti-edematous)
Dosha effect
KP- V+