Trees & Plants

Phyllanthus

Kaalhu lunboa

Phyllanthus amarus

Common in wet, partially shaded areas An important hepato-protectant well known for the treatment of jaundice. The plant is bitter, cooling, diuretic, stomachic, febrifuge and antiseptic, and is used as a remedy in dropsy, diarrhea, dysentery, diseases of the urogenital system, s

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uses: An important hepato-protectant well known for the treatment of jaundice. The plant is bitter, cooling, diuretic, stomachic, febrifuge and antiseptic, and is used as a remedy in dropsy, diarrhea, dysentery, diseases of the urogenital system, scabies, ulcers and wounds. Powdered leaves and 2 roots are applied as a poultice to lessen edematous swellings and ulcers.
family: Euphorbiaceae
synonym: Phyllanthus nanus Hook. f., Phyllanthus swartzii Kostel.
description: Erect herbs. Leaves simple, × 6-8 3-4 mm, oblong, apex obtuse to acute, base unequal sided, lower surface glaucous; stipules lanceolate, scarious. Male flowers towards the tip of branchlets, solitary, axillary; tepals 5, ovate; stamens 3, exserted; filaments a connate; disc of 5 glands. Female flowers ca 1.5 mm across; tepals 5, oblong; ovary globose; style erect, recurved; pedicel to 2 mm long. Capsule ca. 2 mm across, globose; & Thom. f., seeds 6, trigonous, vertically muriculate.
native range: Tropical America
distribution: Widely distributed in the tropics
english names: Phyllanthus · Stone breaker · Gale of flower
flowering fruiting: July – October
occurrence maldives: Common in wet, partially shaded areas