Phyllanthus maderaspatensis

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Phyllanthus maderaspatensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Phyllanthus
Species:
P. maderaspatensis
Binomial name
Phyllanthus maderaspatensis
L.
Synonyms [1]
  • Diasperus gracilis(Roxb.) Kuntze
  • Diasperus gueinzii(Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
  • Diasperus maderaspatensis(L.) Kuntze
  • Nellica maderaspatanaRaf. nom. illeg.
  • Phyllanthus andrachnoidesWilld.
  • Phyllanthus arabicusHochst. ex Steud.
  • Phyllanthus brachypodusF.Muell. ex Benth. nom. illeg.
  • Phyllanthus cuneatusWilld.
  • Phyllanthus gracilisRoxb.
  • Phyllanthus gueinziiMüll.Arg.
  • Phyllanthus javanicusPoir. ex Spreng.
  • Phyllanthus longifoliusSond. nom. illeg.
  • Phyllanthus magudensisJean F.Brunel
  • Phyllanthus obcordatusWilld.
  • Phyllanthus stipulaceusBojer
  • Phyllanthus thonningiiSchumach. & Thonn.
  • Phyllanthus vaccinioidesKlotzsch nom. illeg.
  • Phyllanthus venosusHochst. ex A.Rich.

Phyllanthus maderaspatensis is a perennial herbaceous species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae, [2] widespread in tropical and subtropical areas of the old world. [3]

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Uses

India

The plant is widely used in Indian medicine for treatment of headaches. [4] Indian herbal medicine for liver troubles called Bhumyamlaki might use the plant. [5]

Africa

Tanzania

The pounded form of the whole plant is applied to scabies. [4]

Niger

The plant is used as an aphrodisiac. [4]

Kenya

The smoke from the burning plants is used to exterminate caterpillars in maize. [4]

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References

  1. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species , retrieved 25 December 2015
  2. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species , retrieved 27 January 2016
  3. Hyde, M.A.; Wursten, B.T.; Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M., Flora of Zimbabwe , retrieved 25 December 2015
  4. 1 2 3 4 Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Ameenah; Schmelzer, Gabriella Harriet (2008). Medicinal Plants. PROTA. p. 425. ISBN   978-9057822049.
  5. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Ameenah; Schmelzer, Gabriella Harriet (2008). Medicinal Plants. PROTA. p. 423. ISBN   978-9057822049.