Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Tracheophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Sub class: Magnoliidae

Order: Caryophyllales

Family: Nyctaginaceae

Genus: Boerhavia

Species: diffusa

Description:  Diffuse herb. Leaves opposite, ovate-oblong, subcordate at the base. Slender petiole, flowers bisexual, pink in panicles of sub capitate umbels. Perianth tube short 5 ribbed, limbs of perianth funnel shaped. Stamen 2, exserted, filaments unequal. Ovary oblique, 1 - celled stipitate. Ovules erect. Stigma peltate. Fruit visicid, easily detached.

Uses:  Used to treat asthma, jaundice, rheumatism, anemia, inflammation, gynacological and nephrological disorder