Family : Euphorbiaceae
Synonym : P.amarus, P. fraternus
English : Stone Braker
Hindi : Niruri, Bhuinanvalah
Gujarati : Bhoi Amali, Bhony amari, Bhonyamali
Sanskrit : Bhumyamalaki
Part used : Panchang
Phyllanthus niruri Hook.
Phyllanthus niruri Hook.
Botanical Description: It is an erect annual herb upto 60cm in height, leaves distichous, elliptic oblong or linear. Flowers yellowish greenish or whitish, axillary male flowers 1-3, female solitary. Capsules depressed globose, smooth, scarcely lobed, seeds trigonous amd longitudinally ribbed.
It is found throughout the hotter parts of India
Ayurvedic Properties and Uses:
Rasa : Madhura, Tikta, Kasaya
Guna : Laghu, Ruksa
Virya : Sita
Vipaka : Madhura
Karma : Mutrala, Rocana, Dahanasana, Pittasamaka
Modern Pharmacological Action: The plant is known to possess antiviral, anti-inflammatory, hypoglycemic, hypocholesteremic, anti bacterial, antifungal and radioprotective activities. The extract of the plant is known to inhibit gastric carcinogenesis and HIV replication in vitro and ex vivo. The antioxidant activities of the methanolic extracts of Phyllanthus were also demonstrated.
