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19. Phyilanthus debilis Klein ex Willd., Sp. PI. 4: 582. 1805. (Fig. 209). EUPHORBIACEAE Phyilanthus nuriri Linn.—Phyilanthus carolianus Blanco—Phyilanthus kirganetiu Blanco— Phyilanthus pumilus Muell. Arg.—Nymphantnus niruri Lour.—Kirganelia pumila Blanco Sinh. Pitawakka, Bimnelli; Tarn. Kilanelli, Kilkkaynelli; Hindi Bhonyaabali, Bhutnanvalah, Jaramla, Sadahazurmani; Sans. Adhyanda, Ajata, Ajuta, Amala, Amlika, Amrila, Aphala, Bahupatra, Bahupatri, Bahuphala, Bahupushpi, Bhudatra, Bhudhatri, Bhumyamalaki, Bhuparva, Charati, Chorata, Dalaparshini, Dridhapadi, Hilolika, Jada, Jharika, Jhatamala, Kshetramali, Mala, Nilolika, Putrashronika, Shiva, Sukshmadala, Sukshmaphala. Uchchata, Vishagni, Vishvaparni, Vitunnaka, Vitunika, Vrishya. An annual herb, 30—60 cm tall, stem often branched at base, angular, glabrous; leafbearing branchlets slender, spreading; leaves simple, alternate, distichous, numerous, crowded, somewhat imoricated, spreading, very shortly stalked, 1.5—3 cm long, 4.5—5-5 mm broad, oblong—oval, obtuse, thin, paler beneath, stipules very acute; flowers unisexual, monoecious, apetalous, axillary, pedicelled and regular; male flowers: very minute, 1.5 mm diameter, often 2 or 3 together in the axils of lower leaves, sepals 6, distinct, imbricate, 0.5 mm long, orbicular, rounded, reddish green with 6 shining glands between them; stamens 3, anther-cells opening transversely; female flowers: larger than males, 2.5 mm across, solitary, axillary; sepals 6, I mm long, oval, subacute with broad, white margins; ovary superior, broader than long. 3-locular with 2 ovules in each loculus, styles 3, bifid; fruit 1.5—2 mm long, depressed, globose, faintly 3-lobed, quite smooth, splitting into 3, crustaceous, 2-seeded cocci: seeds with slender ribs. Flowers all the year round. Illustrations. Wight, Ic. PI. Ind. Orient, pi. 1894. 1852; Kirtikar and Basu, Indian Med. Plants, pi. 861. 1933: Herb. Peradeniya, drawing. Distribution. Occurs throughout the tropics including the Philippine Islands, except in Australia. In Ceylon, it is a common weed in waste and cultivated ground. India. Punjab, T. Thomson; Canara, Talbot % July 1882. Malabar, Concan, etc., Stocks, Law, etc. Maisor and Carnatic, G. Thomson; Nilghiri, Schmid, 1818—1835. Pen. Ind. Or., Herb. Wight 2589, Kew Distribution 1866—8. Ceylon. Thwaites CP. 2138. Maldive Islands. Veimandu and Horsburgh Atoll, Gardiner, 1899—1900. Composition. Contains phyllanthin and a considerable amount of potash. Uses. Much used as a diuretic in dropsical affections, gonorrhoea and to allay griping in dysentery and in intermitent fevers. The fresh root is said to be an excellent remedy for jaundice. The milky juice is effective on offensive sores. The fruits are useful in tubercular ulcers, wounds, sores, bruises, scabies and ringworm. In Ceylon, the expressed juice of the plant is given as a diuretic in gonorrhoea and the root along with other drugs for diarrhoea, while the whole plant ground to a paste is given with cow's milk for jaundice. 227
MEDICINAL PLANTS FIG. ,210. PhyUanthus emblica. A, branch with branchlets and leaves. B, male flowei C, female flower. D, longitudinal section of female flower, fruit. F. longitudinal section of fruit showing pericarp and seed. 2.RIW.
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Introduction CONTENTS 23. CACTACEAE
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REPRINT OF MEDICINAL PLANTS (INDIGE
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79 For Wedelta chinenesis (Osbeck)
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199 For Croton tiglium Linn, read:
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I I PART II
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23. CACTACEAE 1. Opantia dillenii (
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24. CAMPANULACEAE 1. Lobelia nicoti
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25. CANNABINACEAE I. Cannabis sativ
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26, CAPPARIDACEAE 1. Capparis horri
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2. Capparis moooil Wight, III. 1: 3
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3. Capparis zeylanica Linn. Sp. PI.
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4. Crataevo religiose Forst. (.. Pr
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5. Gynandropsis gynandra (Linn.) Me
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CAPPARIDACEAE 6. Polanisia icosandr
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CARICACEAE The Caribbeans used the
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28. CELASTRACEAE 1. Celastrus panic
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2. Elaeodendroa glancom (Rottb.) Pe
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3. Kokoona ceylanlca Thwaites in Ho
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29. COMBRETACEAE 1. Anogelssus lati
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2. Termroalia arjuna Wight and Arn.
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3. Terminalia bellirka (Gaertn.) Ro
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4. Terminalia catappa Linn. Mant. 5
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3. Terminalia chebula Rciz., Obs. 5
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6. Terminalia tomentosa Wight and A
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30. COMMELINACEAE I. Commelina diff
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2. Cyanotis axillaris (Linn.) J. A.
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31. COMPOSITAE I. Ageratum cooyzoid
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2. Anacyclus pyrethrum DC. Fl. Fran
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3. Anaphalis subdecurrens (DC.) Gam
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4. Artemisia vulgaris Linn. Sp. PI.
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5. Bluraea mollis (D. Don) Merr. in
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COMPOSITAE 6. Centipeda minima (L.)
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7 Eclipta prostata (Linn.) Linn. Ma
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8. Elephantopus scaber Linn., Sp. P
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9. Emilia sonchifolia (Linn.) DC. i
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10. Eupatorium triplinerve Vahl, Sy
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MEDICINAL PLANTS 70 FIG. 132. Spila
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MEDICINAL PLANTS 76 Fio. 135. ' Ver
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MEDICINAL PLANTS FIG 136. Wedelia c
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MEDICINAL PLANTS 80 Fro. 137. Xanth
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MEDICINAL PLANTS 86 H Fta. 140. Arg
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MEDICINAL PLANTS 88 Fro. 141. Argyr
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MEDICINAL PLANTS 90 Fio. 142. Cuscu
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4. Cuscuta rtflexa Roxb. P!. Corom
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5. ETOIVUIUS alsinoides Linn. Sp. P
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6. Ipomoea angustlfolia Jacq., Ic.
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7. Ipomoea aquatica Forsk. Fl. Aegy
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8. Ipomoea asarifolia (Oesr.) Roem.
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CONVOLVULACEAE 9. Ipomoea mauritian
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CONVOLVULACEAE 10. Ipomoea maxima (
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11. Ipomoea nil (Linn!) Roth. Cat a
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12. Ipomoea obscura (Linn.) Ker-Gaw
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13. Ipomoea pes-caprae (Linn.) Roth
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14. Ipomoea pes-tlgridis Linn. Sp.
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CONVOLVULACEAE 15. Operculina turpe
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34. CRASSULACEAE 1. Kalanchoe lacin
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35. CRUCIFERAE 1. Brassica alba Hoo
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CRUCIFERAE 2. Brassica integrifolia
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CRUC1FERAE 3. Brassica nigra (Linn.
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36. CUCURMTACEAE 1. Benincasa hispi
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3. Coccinea grandis Kurz in Journ.
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CUCURBITACEAE 4. Colocynthis citnil
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5. Colocynthis vulgaris Schrad., In
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CUCURBITACEAE 6. Corallocarpus epig
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CUCURBITACEAE 7. Cucumis callosus (
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CUCURBITACEAE 8. Cucumis melo var.
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9. Cucumis sativus Linn. Sp. PI. 10
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10. Cucurbita maxima Duchesne in La
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CUCURBITACEAE 11. Lagenaria sicerar
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12. LufTa acutangula Roxb. Hort Ben
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13. Luffa cylindrica (Linn.) M. Roe
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14. Melothria heterophylla Cogn. in
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CUCURBITACEAE IS. Melothria maderas
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CUCURBITACEAE 16. Momordica charant
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17. Momordica dioica Roxb. in Willd
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18. Trichosanthes anguina Linn., Sp
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19. Trichosanthes bracteata (Lam.)
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20. Trichosanthes cucumerina Linn.
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21. Zanonia indica Linn.. Sp. PI. e
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37. CYCADACEAE 1. Cycas circinalis
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38. CYPERACEAE I. Cyperus rotundus
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39. DILLENIACEAE 1. Dillenia indica
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2. Dillenia retusa Thunb. in Trans.
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Page 254 and 255: MEDICINAL PLANTS FlO. 216. Securine
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Page 262 and 263: Operculina turpethum. US Phyilanthu
Page 264 and 265: Centipede bites Cucurbita maxima, 1
Page 266 and 267: Operculina turpethum, 115 Phyilanth
Page 268 and 269: Eye diseases Kokoona zeylanica, 27
Page 270 and 271: HemJphlegiu Colocynthis vulgaris, 1
Page 272 and 273: Metrorrhagia Artemisia vulgaris, 51
Page 274 and 275: Euphorbia nertifolia, 209 Ipomoea n
Page 276 and 277: Sprue Cucumis sativus, 141 Sprains
Page 278 and 279: Phyllanthus debilis, 227 Terminalia
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Page 282 and 283: Kumbam, US Kumbanjan, 115 Kunasagam
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Terminalia alaia Roth., 39 arjuna W
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