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Phyllanthus
maderaspatensis L.
Synonym
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Diasperus gracilis
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Family
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Euphorbiaceae
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Local name
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Malayalam-Melarnelli
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Flowering and fruiting period
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Throughout
the year
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Distribution
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Paleotropics
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Distribution in Kerala
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Kottayam,
Idukki, Palakkad, Kollam
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Habitat
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Moist and
dry deciduous forests
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Uses
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It is
widely used as an effective hepatoprotective agent in the indigenous systems
of medicine and are considered bitter, astringent, stomachic, diuretic,
febrifuge, deobstruant and antiseptic. It is medicinally used to treat
headache, bronchitis, earache and ophthalmia.
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Key botanical characters :
Woody herbs. Leaves, obovate, obtuse, mucronate, base cuneate,
glaucous; petiole to 2 mm, stipule peltate, 3 mm, lanceolate, acute. Flowers
axillary; male flowers-subsessile, in clusters; sepals 6, 2 mm long, obovate,
with green margins. Capsule globose.
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