Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn.
| Synonym : | Diasperus nanus (Hook.f.) Kuntze Phyllanthus nanus Hook.f. Phyllanthus scabrellus Webb Phyllanthus swartzii Kostel. |
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| Bangla Name : | Bhuiamla., Grukhri (Marma), Kura Amluki (Tanchangya). |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Euphorbiaceae |
| Disease : | Astrigent, deobstruent, stomachic, diuretic, febrifuge, antiseptic,jaundice, leucorrhoea, dyspepsia, colic, diarrhoea, dysentery, dropsy, gonorrhoea ,diabetes, scabies ,ringworms. , pain ,fevers , tonic , sores and ulcers. |
| Description : | A slender annual herb, 15-45 cm high, branched from the base, with an erect stem nacked below and slender leafy angular branches above. Leaves very small, 6-8 mm, subsessile, elliptic-obovate, oblong or linear, tip rounded, obtuse or acute. Flowers minute, very numerous, shortly pedicelled. Capsule minute, depressed globose. |
| Distribution : | Distribution: All over the country in fallow lands. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Three lignans – niranthin, nirtetralin and phyltetralin have been isolated from leaves. Leaves also contain phyllanthin and hypophyllanthin. Estradiol has been detected in bark and roots. Root also contains Kaempferol-4´-rhamnopyranoside, eriodictyol-7-rh |
| Uses : | Plant is considered astrigent, deobstruent, stomachic, diuretic, febrifuge and antiseptic, used for the treatment of jaundice, leucorrhoea, dyspepsia, colic, diarrhoea, dysentery, dropsy, gonorrhoea and diseases of urinogenital system, also useful in diab |
| Habit : | Herb |