Details of Plants:Polycarpon prostratum

Plant details

Family: Caryophyllaceae
Phytochemicals

1-Hentriacontanol
Hentriacontane
Phytosterols
beta-Amyrin Acetate
β-Amyrin
NE-statewise availability

Tripura
Vernacular Name

Tripura: Ghima
Ailments cured

Diabetes
Plant parts used and methods

Leaves: Extract taken orally
Plant References

Debbarma. M; et al.Traditional Knowledge Of Medicinal Plants In Tribes Of Tripura In Northeast, India, Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med., 14 (4): 156-168, 2017.

Phytochemical References

Mohanraj, K; et al., IMPPAT: A curated database of Indian Medicinal Plants, Phytochemistry And Therapeutics, Scientific reports, 8:4329, 2018.