Phakhaolao Species Database

Serial no: 2494

Status: Basic

Last update: 2024-10-26

ຜັກເບ້ຍຫີນ
Pig weed
Boerhavia diffusa L.

Plants

Herbaceous plants

Vegetables and herbs

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Local name:

ຊື່ໄທ: ຜັກຂົມຫີນ, ຜັກປັ໋ງດິນ, ຜັກຂົມຟ້າ, ຜັກເບ້ຍຫີນ, ປັງແປ, ຜັກປັງແປ, ນັງກູ່ແຊ, ຜັກເບ້ຍໃຫຍ່, ຜັກໂຫມຟ້າ ແລະ ຜັກໂຂມຫີນ. ຊື່ຈີນ: 黄细心. ຊື່ຫວຽດນາມ: Sâm đất. ຊື່ອັງກິດ: Common Hogweed, Spreading hogweed, Pigweed, Spreading hog -weed, Common Hog Weed ແລະ Hogweed.

Synonyms :

Axia cochinchinensis Lour.
Boerhavia adscendens Willd.
Boerhavia africana Lour.
Boerhavia caespitosa Ridl.
Boerhavia ciliatobracteata Heimerl
Boerhavia coccinea var. leiocarpa (Heimerl) Standl.
Boerhavia decumbens Vahl
Boerhavia diffusa var. leiocarpa (Heimerl) C.D.Adams
Boerhavia diffusa var. pubescens Choisy
Boerhavia laxa Pers.
Boerhavia obtusifolia Steud.
Boerhavia paniculata Lam.
Boerhavia paniculata Rich.
Boerhavia paniculata f. esetosa Heimerl
Boerhavia paniculata var. guaranitica Heimerl
Boerhavia paniculata var. leiocarpa (Heimerl) Heimerl
Boerhavia repens var. diffusa (L.) Hook.f.
Boerhavia rottleri Steud.
Boerhavia rugosa Rottler ex Wall.
Boerhavia xerophila Domin
Commicarpus africanus (Lour.) Dandy

Family:

Nyctaginaceae

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Description:

Ecology

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Use

Use types:

Food
Medicine

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Domestication:

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Nutrition

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Comments on nutritional values:

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Nutrient	/100g	Remark
Proteins	N/A	N/A
Carbohydrates	N/A	N/A
Fats	N/A	N/A
Vitamins	N/A	N/A
Minerals	N/A	N/A
Fibers	N/A	N/A

References

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References:

Chaudhary, G. and Dantu, P.K. (2011). Morphological, phytochemical and pharmacological, studies on Boerhavia diffusa L. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 5(11), pp. 2125-2130
Pramanick, D.D., Maiti, G.G. & Mondal, M.S. (2018). Enumeration of the family Nyctaginaceae in India Indian Forester 144: 825-831.
Beegun, G.R.J., Beevy, S.S and Sugunan, V.S. (2014). Nutritive and anti-nutritive properties of Boerhavia diffusa L. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry2014;2(6): 147-151.
Badu, K, Sharishini, M.P. Comparative root anatomy and thin layer chromatographic identification ofBoerhavia diffusa L. and Boerhavia erecta L. The Journal of Phytopharmacology 2017; 6(6): 318-321
Mahesh, A.R., Kumar, H. Ranganath, M.K. and Devkar, R.A. (2012). Detail Study on Boerhaavia Diffusa Plant for its Medicinal Importance-A Review. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 1(1), 28-36
Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.

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ຜັກເບ້ຍຫີນ Pig weed Boerhavia diffusa L.