The charcoal made from the wood is rich in potassium (21.16%).
Trewiapolycarpa Benth. ex Hook. f. (Western Ghats, Konkan and Kerala) is also a related species of Tumri.
Trianthema decandra Linn. Family Aizoaceae.
Habitat South India, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
Ayurvedic Varshaabhu (related species).
Siddha/Tamil Vellai Sharunnai. Folk Bisakhaparaa.
Action Root—deobstruent; used for asthma, hepatitis and amenorrhoea. The root, leaf and stem gave positive test for alkaloid. The plant is a good source of zinc (1.077 ± 0.188) and copper (0.416 ± 0.057) mg/100 g.
Trianthema govindia
Buch.-Ham ex G. Don.
Synonym T pentandra auct. non Linn.
Family Aizoaceae.
Habitat The plains from Punjab to Bihar, extending southwards to Karnataka.
Ayurvedic Varshaabhu (related species).
Action Plant—astringent in stomach diseases, deobstruent, abortifacient.
The root and stems contain hentriacontane, hentriacontanol, beta-sitosterol glucoside, stigmasterol glucoside and nonacos-1-en-4-one.
Trianthema portulacastrum
Linn.
Synonym T. monogyna Linn. Family Aizoaceae.
Habitat Cultivated fields and wastelands.
English Horse Purslane.
Ayurvedic Varshaabhu, Vrshchira, Vishaltharparikaa, Shilaatikaa, Shothaghni, Kshdra. Wrongly equated with Shveta-punarnavaa or Rakta-punarnavaa. Varshaabhu and Punarnavaa are two different herbs. T portulacastrum is a rainy season annual. Rakta-punarnavaa is equated with Boerhavia dffusa, Shveta-punarnavaa with white- flowered species, B. erecta L. (B. punarnava).
Tribulus terrestris Linn. 669
Unani Biskhaparaa.
Siddha Sharunai.
Folk Pathari, Bisakhaparaa.
