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Botanical Name -

Phyllanthus amarus SCHUM. & THENN.
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Full Botanical citation -

Phyllanthus amarus Schumach., Beskr. Guin. Pl. 421. 1827; Balakrishnan.N.P & al., The family Euphorbiaceae in India, Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, 386. 2007.

Family -

EUPHORBIACEAE

System(s) of Indian Medicine -

Ayurveda, Siddha, Folk, Sowa-Rigpa
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Botanical Synonyms (2) -

  • Phyllanthus fraternus WEBSTER
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    Full Botanical citation -

    Phyllanthus fraternus G.L. Webster in Contrib. Gray Herb. 176: 53. 1955; Balakrishnan.N.P & al., The family Euphorbiaceae in India, Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, 387. 2007.
  • Phyllanthus niruri SENSU HOOK.F.NON LINN.
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    Full Botanical citation -

    Phyllanthus niruri auct. non L. 1753; Balakrishnan.N.P & al., The family Euphorbiaceae in India, Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, 361. 2007.

Vernacular names -

Total 154 Vernacular names found in 9 languages.

English (1) - niruri
Hindi (14) - bhonyaabali, bhuin-anvalah, bhuinan-valah, bhuinanvalah, gugaria, gugario, hazarmani, jamgli amli, jangli-amli, jar-amla, jaramla, kanocha, niruri, sadahazurmani
Kannada (8) - bhoo nelli, jaandees gida, kiranelli gida, kiranelligida, kirinelli gida, kirinelligide, kirunelli, nela nelli
Malayalam (7) - kilanelli, kilarnelli, kilukanelli, kirganelli, kirutanelli, kizhakkayinelli, kizhanelli
Marathi (4) - bhooyiaamli, bhuiavala, bhuiavali, bhumy-avil
Sanskrit (45) -
Sanskrit Comments
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adhyanda, ajada, ajata, ajjhada, ajuta, amala, amlika, amrita, aphala, arjata, bahupatra, bahupatri, bahuphala, bahupushpi, bhudatra, bhudhatri, bhumyaamlaki, bhumyamalaki, bhuparva, bhuta-dhatri, boovishirum, charati, chorata, dalaparshini, dridhapadi, hilolika, ishaghni, jada, jharika, jhatamala, kshetramali, mahidhatrika, mala, nilolika, putrashronika, shiva, sukshmadala, sukshmaphala, tali, tamalaki, uchchata, vishvaparni, vitunnaka, vituntika, vrishya
Tamil (68) - accatai, alakaiccuram, alakkaiccuram, amalai 2, arttapatam, avakatavay, avakkattala, cankanatticam, cimutti, cimuttikacceti, cimuttikam, civa 3, civaccakacceti, civaccakam, civappunelli, ilanciyam, kalinai 1, kamalainivartti, karunelli, keelan elli, keelkai nelli, keezh kai nelli, keezhkai nelli, khizhe nelli, khizkkay nelli, kikkaynelli, kil-kkay-nelli, kilakkainelli, kilanelli, kilanelly, kilkai nelli, kilkkay nelli, kilkkaynelli, kilvaynelli, kisha nelli, kizh kay-nelli, kizha nelli, kizha-nelli, kizhkai-nelli, kizhkay nelli, kolavatitam, malakiticam, malantu, maliniyamata, neer-poola, niruri, peruviriyaka, putattiri, puttirakenni, puttiratarapala, puttiri#, puttiri@, puttiricceti, tali, talikakkaycceti, taliyacceti, taliyam, tamalakacceti, tamalakam, tamalaki, tamalaki 1, tamaliti, tiruvampal, vakuni, vekuputtiri, vicavalli, vitvesam, yavakkal
Telugu (6) - nela usari, nela usiri, nela usirika, nelausirika, nelavusari, triphalamu
Tibetan (1) - ta-ma-la