शिवा
शिवाफला
शीघ्रा
शीतफलः
शॊणपुष्पकः
शॊणिताभिधम्
शॊथघ्नी
शॊफकृत्
शॊभाञ्जनफल
शॊषणः
शौण्डी
षड्ग्रन्था
षष्टिकः
षष्टिकादयः
स्कन्धजः
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भूम्यामलकि
Botanical name -
Phyllanthus niruri
Description -
Phyllanthus niruri, is a annual herb, quite glabrous, stem often branched at the base, leaf bearing branchlets slender, spreading. Numerous, subsessile, distichous leaves. Male flowers in axillary, females in solitary. Capsules depressed- globose, smooth scarcely -lobed, seeds trigonous, rounded.
Chemical Constituents-
It contains an alkaloid.
Use -
Plant is used in cough cold, respiratory problems, skin diseases, dyspepsia, in jaundice it is used as a main medicine. Used in dropsical affections as diuretic. It is reported to be useful in jaundice, also in gonorrhoea and other urino-genital troubles. Roots are considered to promote sleep
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