PITTAPAPADA

PITTAPAPADA

• Pittapapada or Fumitory is an annual herb found as a common weed all over the plains of India. The whole plant is widely used in traditional and folkloric systems of medicine.
• In traditional systems of medicine, the plant is reputed for its anthelmintic, diuretic, diaphoretic, laxative, cholagogue, stomachic, sedative, hepatoprotective, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, analgesic, prokinetic, laxative, dermatological, antimicrobial, antiparasitic, reproductive, anticholinesterase, and smooth muscle relaxant effects.
• These properties help to manage diseases like dyspepsia and scrofulous skin infection, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, fever, jaundice, leprosy, and syphilis.
• The plant is also used to purify blood in cutaneous disease and liver obstruction.

What are the synonyms of Pittapapada? Fumaria parviflora, Varatika, Suksmapatra, Shahtaraj, Vanshulpha, Bansulpha, Pitpapado, Pittapapado, Dhamgajra, Pittapapara, Kallu Sabbasige, Parpatu, Chaturasigide, Shatara, Parpat, Shahtara, Pittapapara, Tura, Tusa, Parpatakamu, Parpata.

What is the source of Pittapapada? Plant Based.