Herbal Garden (Muligai Vanam) Hogweed (Siriyamookurattai)

Boerhaaviadiffusa is an herbaceous plant of the family Nyctaginaceae. This plant grows vigorously as a weed in different terrestrial habitats such as grasslands, wastelands, agricultural fields, residential compounds, ditches and marshy places. in tropical and subtropical regions such as India, Brazil, Africa, Australia, China, Egypt, Pakistan, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Iran and several countries of Middle East. It is a perennial creeping, prostrate or ascending herb, up to 1 m long or more, with spreading branches.