Plant Details

Accepted name:: Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn. [Phyllanthaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
accatai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ahlivi	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
ajjahada	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
alakaiccuram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
alakkaiccuram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
amli	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
aribisohou	Other	Med. Pl. Used in Malaria Mgmt. in S Benin (Lagnika et al., 2016)
arrebenta-pedra	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
arttapatam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
avakatavay	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
avakkattala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bahupatri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
bahuphala	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
bahuphalaa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
bhoi amali	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
bhony amari	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
bhonyamali	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
bhoo nelli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhoomiamalaki	Other	Veg. Drugs in Basavarajeeyam (Suryanarayana Raju, 2001)
bhooyiaamli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhu amala	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
bhui aaamalaa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
bhui amala	Other	MAPs in Makawanpur, C Nepal (Bhattarai & Tamang, 2017) Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
bhuiaml	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
bhuiamla	Other	Veg. Drugs in Basavarajeeyam (Suryanarayana Raju, 2001)
bhuianwala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhuiawali	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
bhuin amla	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
bhumamla	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
bhumi amalaki	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
bhumiamla	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
bhumyamalaki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
bhuudhaatri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
bhuumyaamalaki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
bittere blattblüte	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
black catnip	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
bomagua kéné	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
bounou	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
bounou honlin	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
buyi avala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cankanatticam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
carry me seed	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
carry-me-seed	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
chhotaki dahigola	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
child pick-a-back	Other	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 2. (2009) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
chó đẻ răng cưa	Other	Pl. in Trad. Med. Systems in Viet Nam (Ngoc Van & Tap, 2008)
cimutti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cimuttikacceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cimuttikam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
civaccakacceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
civaccakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dukong anak	Other	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 2. (2009)
dukung anak	Other	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 2. (2009) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
embali	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
escobo	Other	Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016)
eyin-olobe	Other	Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008)
eyinolubi-sowo	Other	Herb. Med. in Malaria Mgmt., Nigeria (Olorunniyi & Morenikeji, 2013)
fini bita	Other	Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007)
fini bita (whole plant)	Other	Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007)
fly roost	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
fura-pedra	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
gale of wind	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
gugario	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gulf leaf flower	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
helwe	Other	Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014)
herbe au chagrin	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
hinlinwe	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
hlènwé	Other	Med. Pl. Used in Malaria Mgmt. in S Benin (Lagnika et al., 2016)
hurricane weed	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
ilanciyam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jaandees gida	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jamgli amli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jaramla	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jarmala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamalainivartti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
keela nelli	Other	Veg. Drugs in Basavarajeeyam (Suryanarayana Raju, 2001)
keelkaay nelli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
keezhanelli	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
keezhkai nelli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kila kodi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kilakkainelli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kilamelli	Other	Veg. Drugs in Basavarajeeyam (Suryanarayana Raju, 2001)
kilanelli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kilarnelli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kilkkay nelli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kilkkaynelli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kilukanelli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kilvaynelli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kiranelli gida	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kirinelli gida	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kirunelli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kirutanelli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kizanelli	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
kizha nalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kolavatitam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kumpira waitni	Other	Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
kìẕkkāynelli camūlam (whole plant)	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
kīẕānelli	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
mahidhatrika	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
malakiticam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
malantu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
maliniyamata	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
meniran	Other	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 2. (2009)
mokichinento	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
nela nelli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nela usari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nela usirika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nela vusirika	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
nelanelli	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008) Veg. Drugs in Basavarajeeyam (Suryanarayana Raju, 2001)
nelausiri	Other	Veg. Drugs in Basavarajeeyam (Suryanarayana Raju, 2001)
nelausirika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
niruri	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ntetanteta	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
peruviriyaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
petit tamarin blanc	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
phyllanthi herbae	Pharmaceutical	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 2. (2009)
phyllanthus amarus	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 43 (2020)
phyllanthus amarus aerial parts	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
pick - a - back	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
pitawakka	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Trad. Med. in Sri Lanka (Kankanamalage et al., 2014)
poudre de plomb	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
putattiri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
puttirakenni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
puttiratarapala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
puttiricceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
quebra pedra	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
quebra-pedra	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
rami buah	Other	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 2. (2009)
rice weed	Other	Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
seed on the leaf	Other	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 2. (2009) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
shatterstone	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
stone breaker	Other	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 2. (2009) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
taamalaki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
tali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
talikakkaycceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
taliyacceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
taliyam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tamalakacceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tamalakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tamalaki	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
tamaliti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tiruvampal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tsekulemegbe	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
vakuni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vekuputtiri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vicavalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vitvesam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
weisse blatt-blume	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
wild rice	Other	Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
yavakkal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
පිටවක්කා	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
キダチコミカンソウ	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Whole plant		Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008)
aerial parts	dried aerial parts	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
Fruit		MAPs in Makawanpur, C Nepal (Bhattarai & Tamang, 2017)
Juice, Root		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
leaves, roots, stems		Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
leaf		Herb. Med. in Malaria Mgmt., Nigeria (Olorunniyi & Morenikeji, 2013)
whole plant		Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007)
whole plant	dry whole plant	Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014)
root, stem, leaves		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
root, whole plant	dry plant material	Trad. Med. in Sri Lanka (Kankanamalage et al., 2014)
leaves		Med. Pl. Used in Malaria Mgmt. in S Benin (Lagnika et al., 2016)
aerial parts		U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 43 (2020)
leaf, fruit		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Whole plant		Pl. in Trad. Med. Systems in Viet Nam (Ngoc Van & Tap, 2008)
Whole Plant		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
whole plant	whole plant	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
aerial parts	dried aerial parts	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013)
aerial parts and roots		Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 2. (2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 10 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Diasperus nanus (Hook.f.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 601 (1891).
Phyllanthus amarus var. baronianus Leandri Notul. Syst. (Paris) 7: 183 (1939), not validly publ.
Phyllanthus amarus subsp. sanyaensis P.T.Li & Y.T.Zhu J. S. China Agric. Coll. 17(3): 118 (1996).
Phyllanthus nanus Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India 5: 298 (1887).
Phyllanthus niruri var. amarus (Schumach. & Thonn.) Leandri Fl. Madagasc. 111: 73 (1958).
Phyllanthus niruri var. baronianus (Leandri) Leandri Fl. Madagasc. 111: 74 (1958), not validly publ.
Phyllanthus niruri var. scabrellus (Webb) Müll.Arg. Linnaea 32: 43 (1863).
Phyllanthus niruroides var. madagascariensis Leandri Notul. Syst. (Paris) 7: 184 (1939), not validly publ.
Phyllanthus scabrellus Webb in W.J.Hooker, Niger Fl.: 175 (1849).
Phyllanthus swartzii Kostel. Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 5: 1771 (1836).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Phyllanthus amanus schum & Thom	Veg. Drugs in Basavarajeeyam (Suryanarayana Raju, 2001)
Phyllanthus amarus	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
Phyllanthus amarus Schum.	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 2. (2009) Med. & Pois. Pl. 1 (Padua et al., 1999) Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
Phyllanthus amarus Schum. & Thomsoni	MAPs in Makawanpur, C Nepal (Bhattarai & Tamang, 2017)
Phyllanthus amarus Schum. & Thonn.	Comm. Med. Pl. Harvesting, Suriname (van Andel & Havinga, 2008) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
Phyllanthus amarus Schum. &Thonn.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Phyllanthus amarus Schum. et Thonn	Pl. in Trad. Med. Systems in Viet Nam (Ngoc Van & Tap, 2008)
Phyllanthus amarus Schumach.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 43 (2020)
Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn.	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007) Med. Pl. Used in Malaria Mgmt. in S Benin (Lagnika et al., 2016) Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. & Fungi Project (2015) Trad. Med. in Sri Lanka (Kankanamalage et al., 2014) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Phyllanthus amarus Schumacher	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Phyllanthus amarus Schumann et Thonning	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Phyllanthus amarus Thonn. & Schum.	Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000)
Phyllantus amarus	Herb. Med. in Malaria Mgmt., Nigeria (Olorunniyi & Morenikeji, 2013)

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