Boerhaavia verticillata | |
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| Common name | Scarlet spiderling |
| Botanical Name | Boerhaavia verticillata |
| Vernacular name | English- Blunt leaved hogweed Hindi-Safed punarnavaa Gujarati- Vasedo Sanskrit-Vrsciva |
| Family | Nyctaginaceae |
| Class | Dicotyledonae |
| Parts of plant used | Root |
| Chemical Constituents | Starch |
| Therapeutic uses | It protects and heals the liver and kidney and reduces body heat, it rejuvenator that gives strength to organs and help to induce vomiting. |