What is Phyllanthus amarus used for?
What is Phyllanthus amarus used for?
P. amarus is an important plant of Indian Ayurvedic system of medicine which is used in the problems of stomach, genitourinary system, liver, kidney and spleen. It is bitter, astringent, stomachic, diuretic, febrifuge and antiseptic. The whole plant is used in gonorrhea, menorrhagia and other genital affections.
How do you grow phyllanthus?
Sowing:Plough the land twice/thrice and level the top soil. About 1 kg of seeds is required for raising seedlings to plant in one ha. The seeds germinate in about a week and are maintained upto 20 days. Soaking the seeds in fresh water for 20-30 minutes before sowing would help in increased germination.
What is Phyllanthus amarus in Hausa?
Phyllanthus amarus belongs to the family Euphobiaceae. It is a small, erect, annual herb that grows up to 30-40cm in height. It is called Carry me go seed in English, Eyin Olobe in Yoruba, Geeron- Tsuntsaayee (Bird’s millet) in Hausa and Enyikwonwa in Ibo.
How do you use Phyllanthus?
Available as a dietary supplement, the leaves, stems, and root of the Phyllanthus plant can be used to make teas, decoctions, tinctures, and extracts. Phyllanthus poultices, made using fresh shoots and leaves, can also be applied to the skin to treat sores and rash.
What is seed under leaf plant good for?
They can help treat high blood pressure and a range of other conditions. Some practitioners of herbal medicine use Phyllanthus niruri as a diuretic. In a 2018 study , researchers found that Phyllanthus niruri has a diuretic effect in rats, boosting the excretion of sodium in the urine.
How do you get Phyllanthus Mirabilis to sprout?
Give the plant a good thorough water, diluted with a ‘Houseplant’ labelled fertiliser, and wait for the new growth. This could take either a matter of weeks or even months. Give the plant time and always keep the soil dry until the growth emerges.
What is Phyllanthus amarus called in Yoruba?
Iyin Olobe
Phyllanthus amarus (P. amarus) is a broad spectrum medicinal plant that has received world- wide recognition (Srividiya and Perival, 1995). In Nigeria, it is called “Oyomokeisoamankedem” in Efik, “Iyin Olobe” in Yoruba and “Ebebenizo” in Bini (Etta, 2008).
How do you boil Phyllanthus amarus?
“Get Phyllanthus amarus. Boil one handful of the plant with one litre of water in a pot and boil it for 15 minutes. You can boil enough quantity and keep it… “Reduce blood sugar levels with Phyllantus amarus, (eyin-olobe in Yoruba language),” reads the headline of a Facebook post published in Nigeria in September 2020.
