Phyllanthus niruri L.
| Synonym : | Diasperus niruri (L.) Kuntze Nymphanthus niruri (L.)Lour. Phyllanthus humilis Salisb. Urinaria erect |
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| Bangla Name : | vui amla,Grukhri(Marma),Kura amluki(tanchangya). |
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| Family : | Euphorbiaceae |
| Disease : | Asthma, constipation, dehydration, febric convulsion, gonorrhoea, hysteria, jaundice, meningitis, me |
| Description : | It grows 50 to 70 centimeters tall and bears ascending herbaceous branches. The bark is smooth and light green. It bears numerous pale green flowers which are often flushed with red. The fruits are tiny, smooth capsules containing seeds. |
| Distribution : | Throughout Bangladesh |
| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves contain bitter substance phyllanthin, hypophyllanthin.Three new lignans- niranthin, nirtetralin and phyltetralin from leaves.Kaempferol-4- rhamnopyranoside and eriodictyolrhasmnopyranoside from roots. Stem contains saponin. |
| Uses : | This plant is used in Asthma, constipation, dehydration, febric convulsion, gonorrhoea, hysteria, jaundice, meningitis, menorrhoea, pneumonia, strangury, tetanus, vomiting. |
| Habit : | Shrub |