PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI [ gooseberry family]
Tam: Keezhaanelli Telugu:Nela usini, Malayalam:Keezhanelli
Kannada:Nela nelli , keranelli Hindi : boomi amla,
PHYLLANTHUS
NIRURI
A very humble plant
with a modest growth reaching about 1 foot or more with small branch like
leaves spreading from central stem. The leaf has tiny leaflets, green in colour
and all along the lower leaf, occur
flowers that develop into small gooseberry like fruits .
The plant grows in all
waste lands and general public at large have no attraction for this plant until
someone falls sick of jaundice. It is
Jaundice [Hepatitis-b] which sends fear as it is feared to defy general
medication. Besides, jaundice causes nausea and aversion to oily stuff, coffee,
oil-fried eatables. The patient reveals yellow eyeballs, finger nails etc., as
bile juice enters blood stream and is carried all over. In fact, the digestive
capacity is hampered and the patient turns weak.
In southern Tamil nadu*
jaundice-afflicted patients readily resort to using the plant extract
especially leaves as an oral medicine and also apply thick paste over the scalp
for three days and further if need be.
Many herbal medicine
makers also make tablets and powders for treating jaundice, sluggish liver,
urinary tract infection using different permutations with P.niruri.
P.
niruri contains Lignans [Phyllanthin, Hypophyllanthin,
Niranthin] Flavonoids[ Quercetin, Rutin]
Tannins[ Geranin, Corilagin] and alkaloids. These principles help to fight
Hepatitis-B, inflammation and urinary tract disorders.
*West of Madurai [on
Theni Road] is a small village by nsme Acham paththu , a well-known place for
treating jaundice by applying paste [paththu]; as they apply paste for all
acham [fear] the place is Acham paththu அச்சம்
பத்து.
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