Trianthema portulacastrum Varsabhu Lalsabuni

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Trianthema portulacastrum

Scientific Name and Description

Trianthema portulacastrum L.

Herb Family

Plant type

Herb

Trianthema monogyna L.

English	giant pigweed, horse purslane
Hindi	bawra, dhedo santo, dhedo-santo, hato, lal-sabuni, nasur janghi, sabuni, safed santo, salsabuni, santhi, santo, satto, svetsabuni, swet punarva, vishakhapara, Bishkhapra, Patharchur
Kannada	bili komme, bili punarnava, gaijaa soppu, komme, muchchugoni, muchhugoni, muchugoni, neeli belladakilu
Malayalam	talutama, tavilama
Marathi	khapra, pundharighentuli, pundhrighentuli, vishkhapra,Gajrachuri
Sanskrit	chiratika, dhanapatra, dirghapatrika, kathilla, kathillaka, krurah, mandalapatrakah, prithvi, punaravi, punarnava, punarnavi, raktakandah, raktapatrikah, shashivatika, shothaghni, shvetamula, shvetapunarnava, sitavarshabhu, svetapunarnava, varsabhu, varshahi, varshangi, visakharparika, vrischira, vrscira, Marshanabhiti
Tamil	caru velai, caruvelai, saranai, sarvalai, sen-charanai, sharunnai, sharunnay, sharunnay vayr, sharvalaykiray, shavalai, vellai-saranai, vellaiccaranai, Arayal
Telugu	ambatimaadu, ambatimaddu, ambatimadu, galijaeru, galijeru, ghalijeroo, ghelijaehru, ghelijehru, tella-galijeru, thella galijaeru, yerra-galljeru, yerragalijaeru, yerragalijeru
Common Names	desert horsepurslane, black pigweed,giant pigweed

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Siddha

Folk

Herb usable parts

Roots

Leaves

Whole plant

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Plant is used for the diseases of stomach, in rheumatism, dropsy and swelling of the body caused by disorder of liver or kidney.
Decoction of plant effective in night blindness.
Leaves eaten as vegetable for eye problems.
Leaves diuretic and used in dropsy and oedema.
Root paste is used externally for treating itching, corneal ulcer and night blindness.
Roots infusion cures constipation and dropsy.

Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003

Trianthema portulacastrum L.

Habit- Herb

Parts used - Whole plant

Application - Cough; asthma; scorpion sting; rheumatism; liver diseases; vegetable

Treatment - General

References - Dansi et al. 2008, Rao et al. 2006