Punarnavaa bhavedushnaa tiktaa rukshaa Kaphaapaha | SashothapaanduhridrogakaasorahakshatashoolanutAccording to
ayurveda texts the plant punarnava (Boerhavia diffusa) has hot potency. It tastes bitter and has the property of dryness. These qualities of punarnava help to reduce kapha and clear the blockage in tissue channels.Thus inflamations like
arthritis,
joint pain etc, anaemia, ailments of
lungs (like cough, asthama etc), and body pain gets reduced by
Punarnava.
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