Breynia RETUSA (Dennst.) Alston.
| Synonym : | Breynia angustifolia Hook.f. Breynia patens (Roxb.) Rolfe Melanthesa retusa (Dennst.) Kostel. Phyllanthus patens Roxb. Sauropus elegantissimus Ridl. Phyllanthus retusus Dennst. |
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| Bangla Name : | Silpati. |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Euphorbiaceae |
| Disease : | inflammations |
| Description : | A shrub with spreading branches, 1-2 m high. Leaves 1.25-2.5 cm long, distichous, broadly elliptic. Flowers small, axillary on filiform pedicels, the males in the lower and females in the upper axils. Male flowers pale yellow. Fruit depressed-globose, 13-17 mm diam. |
| Distribution : | In scrub forests of Sylhet and Chittagong Hill Tracts |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | The plant is astringent to the bowels, useful in inflammations and diseases of the blood. The juice of the stem is used in conjunctivitis. Leaves employed to hasten suppuration. |
| Habit : | Shrub |