🌿 Parpadagam – Product Description & Other Names
📌 Product Description
Parpadagam is a traditional medicinal herb widely used in Ayurveda and Siddha systems of medicine. It is valued for its cooling, detoxifying, and fever-reducing properties.
Botanically, Parpadagam is commonly identified as Mollugo cerviana, though in some regions it may also refer to Oldenlandia corymbosa (depending on traditional usage and locality).
It is a small, spreading annual herb with:
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Thin branching stems
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Small narrow leaves
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Tiny white or greenish flowers
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Bitter to mildly astringent taste
🌿 Traditional Uses
Parpadagam is traditionally used for:
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Reducing fever (especially seasonal fevers)
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Cooling the body
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Treating urinary tract issues
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Managing skin conditions
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Supporting liver health
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Detoxifying herbal decoctions (Kashayam)
It is often prepared as:
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Herbal decoction (Kashayam)
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Powder (Chooranam)
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Infusion
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Combined herbal formulations
🌍 Other Names of Parpadagam
Depending on region and language, Parpadagam is also known as:
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Parpadakam
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Parppadagam
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Parpataka (Sanskrit)
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Diamond Flower (common English name for Oldenlandia)
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Carpetweed (for Mollugo species)
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Shivappu Parpadagam (regional variation)

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