Phyllanthus
| Pinyin: N/A | Latin: Phyllanthus urinaria |
Description:Phyllanthus plants typically grow between 12 and 24 inches in height. They bloom with many small yellow flowers.
Phyllanthus can typically be found in India, China, Phillippines, Cuba, and Guam.
Information:
Family:
Phyllanthaceae
Phyllanthaceae
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Traditional Medicinal Uses:
Phyllanthus is been used in Ayurvedic medicine for the last 2000 years to treat a variety of ailments to include jaundice, gonorrhea, diabetes, chronic dysntary, and frequent menstration.
Recently it has been found that Phyllanthus may help decrease the amount of hepatitis B virus found in the blood stream. It does not remove all of the virus, however, and should not be considered a cure.
It appears that the variety Phyllanthus urinaria is more effective as a treatment than the variety Phyllanthus amarus.
