Plant Details

Accepted name:: Boerhavia procumbens Banks ex Roxb. [Nyctaginaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
itsit	Other	Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014)
jungli itsit	Other	Pl. for Snake and Scorpion Bite in N Pakistan (Butt et al., 2015)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Whole plant, Leaves, Roots		Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014)
Leaves		Pl. for Snake and Scorpion Bite in N Pakistan (Butt et al., 2015)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 1 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Boerhavia repens var. procumbens (Banks ex Roxb.) Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India 4: 709 (1885).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Boerhavia procumbens Banks ex Roxb.	Pl. for Snake and Scorpion Bite in N Pakistan (Butt et al., 2015) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Boerhavia procumbens Barknks ex Roxb.	Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014)
Boerhavia procumbens Roxb.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)

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