Boerhaavia diffusa

Traditional uses

India(Santal)

• Abdomen
• Anodyne
• Antidote(Scolopendrid)
• Anus
• Fistula
• Prolapse
• Epilepsy
• Dysentery

Dominican Republic

• Albuminuria
• Depurative
• Hysteria

Upper Volta

• Anodyne
• Gastritis
• Purgative
• Smallpox
• Enteritis

Haiti

• Asthma
• Diarrhea
• Diuretic
• Emetic
• Epilepsy
• Jaundice
• Malaria
• Spasm
• Nerves

Elsewhere

• Asthma
• Bright's Disease
• Dropsy
• Emetic
• Erysipelas
• Expectorant
• Laxative
• Diuretic
• Jaundice

Samoa

• Asthma
• Dropsy

Sudan

• Asthma
• Dropsy
• Emetic
• Refrigerant
• Swelling
• Laxative

Africa

• Convulsion
• Dysmenorrhea
• Fever
• Laxative
• Expectorant

Tradition unspecified

• Diuretic
• Fever
• Purgative
• Vermifuge

Hawaii

• Diuretic

India(Gujarat)

• Fever

India

• Tumor(Abdomen)

Ghana

• Yaws

Angola

• Jaundice