This creeping herb is found in many warm parts of the earth, Mainly in India, Brazil, Iran, and Nigeria etc.
This herb is a member of Nyctaginaceae plant family. This is a creeping herb. The branches are divaricated. The stem is Purplish. The leaves are opposite, oblique ovate, hairy on lower side. Flowers bloom in October-December. The flowers are 3 to8 in umbels on slender stalk. There are two types of Hogweed, one is white and other is red.
Usage:
The roots are analgesic, laxative and diuretic. The roots are useful in acidity. The alkaloids from Hogweed have diuretic action and these alkaloids are useful in curing swelling. The roots are useful as Ayurvedic herbal medicine.
