Mukurattai (or) Gandhapurna (or) Spreading hog-weed

Description

Mukurattai is an  herbal medicine that helps to promote skin health and support the body‘s natural detoxification.

Sans- Punarnava; Shothaghni, Eng- Spreading hog- weed, Hind- Beshkapore; Gadhaparna; Thikri; Sant, Punj- Itsit, Ben- Gandhapurna; Swetapoorna; Punarnaba, Guj- Vkha- khaparo, Bom- ghetuli; Satodimool; Mptosatado, Tel- Attatamamidi, Tam- Mukkaratai; Mukukrattai; Kadiyirattam, Mal- Tamilama; Talutama, Can- Sanadika; Gonajali, Mah- Punarnava; Khapra; Vasu.

Part Used: Herb and root.

Uses: It is used in snake poisoning and rat-bite infections, lay stress on its use in asthma, jaundice and ascites and mention its diuretic properities and juice of the leaves is used in hepatic disorders as jaundice; with honey it is dropped into the eyes in chronic ophthalmia.