Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir.
Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir.
Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir.
Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir.
MS124 : Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir.
| Plant Category | : | Shrubs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | Anisonema reticulatum (Poir.) A.Juss.; Cicca reticulata (Poir.) Kurz; Diasperus reticulatus (Poir.) Kuntze; Kirganelia reticulata (Poir.) Baill.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Black-Honey Shrub, black-berried featherfoil, potato-bush, netted-leaved leaf-flower • Assamese: amlakhi • Bengali: panjuli • Gujarati: kamboi • Hindi: Kale madhu ka per, Makhi, Panjuli • Kannada: karihuli • Konkani: panpoi • Malayalam: nirnelli • Marathi: panjuli, panpoi, pavari • Oriya: bala datun, bonoti-hudi, jandaki, jojangi, phajoli • Sanskrit: krishna-kamboji • Tamil: civappu-p-pula, karu-nelli, kattu-k-kila-nelli, pula • Telugu: nallapuli |
| Plant Family | : | PHYLLANTHACEAE |
| Description | : | Scandent shrubs; branches pubescent. Leaves 1.5-2 x 1-1.5 cm, elliptic, base acute, apex acute or obtuse, glabrous; stipules lanceolate, often spinescent; petiole to 2 mm long. Male flowers in axillary fascicles; tepals 5, unequal, obovate, imbricate; stamens 5, outer 2-3 free, inner connate. Female flowers solitary; tepals 5, shortly connate, obovate, valvate, margin scarious; ovary globose, 5-12-locular; styles 3, bifid. Fruits 5-7 mm across, globose, black, 8-10-seeded. Seeds trigonous. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Was fairly common along river banks and in moist localities. |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | Petroleumether and ethanol extracts of the leaves have shown hypoglycaemic effects. An ethanolic extract of the stem bark showed in-vitro anti-viral properties against polio and measles viruses, and antitumor activity. Extracts of the leaves have shown promising antiplasmodial activity against chloroquine-resistant and -sensitive malaria parasites. Sap from the stem is blown into the eyes to cure soreness. A soup made of the leaves, boiled with palm fruits, is given to women after childbirth. The powdered leaves are combined with cubebs and camphor then made into tablets that can be sucked in order to treat bleeding gums. The powdered leaf is used externally for topical application to sores, including venereal sores, burns, suppurations and skin-chafes. The mashed leaves are rubbed over the body of a malaria patient. The leaves and bark are reputed to be diuretic and cooling. The root is purgative and has a variety of uses. A decoction is used in the treatment of hookworm, whilst water in which the root has been boiled is taken as a male aphrodisiac, to increase fertility, to treat headache, for dysmenorrhoea, for hard abscesses. A decoction of the root, combined with the leaf-sap, is used as an antispastic. The plant is considered a remedy for anaemia and intestinal haemorrhage. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: sitosterol; friedelin; betulinic acid; pentacosane; 21-α-hydroxyfriedelan-3-one; taraxerol; lupene-24-diol; 1-Octacosanol; Betulic acid; Betulin; Taraxerone; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (3): Friedelin; Betulinic acid; Betulin; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati (2018 - 2019); Book |
| Reference | : | ~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati
(2018 - 2019); Book PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Rosids |
| Order | : Malpighiales |
| Family | : Phyllanthaceae |
| Genus | : Phyllanthus |
| Species | : Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir. |