- Synonym:
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Oldenlandia corymbosa Linn.
- Family:
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Rubiaceae.
- Habitat:
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A weed in wet, low lands and in cultivated fields.
- Ayurvedic:
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Kshetraparpata (used in Kerala as Parpataka).
- Action:
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Purifies blood, improves digestion, stimulates action of liver.
The presence of caffeine and fumaric acid has been reported in H. corymbosa.
Iridoidoglucosides have been isolated from H. diffusa Willd. The plant is reported to have immunopotentiation activity and has been used in China to treat some tumours. An aqueous extract of the plant yielded a polysaccharide composed of rhamnose, arabinose, xylose, mannose, galactose and glucose.
Hedyotis herbacea Linn., synonym Oldenlandia herbacea Roxb. is also used in Kerala as Parpata, Parpataka.
See Fumaria indica.
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Khare, C. (2007). Hedyotis corymbosa (Linn.) Lam.. In: Khare, C. (eds) Indian Medicinal Plants. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70638-2_733
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