🔓 Phyllanthus acidus

Traditional Herbs from Phyllanthus acidus

asthma

• Prepare 6 cermai seeds, 2 shallots, \u00bc a handful of kara roots (dolichos lablab), 8 longans (wash then coarsely crush), \u00bd tsp granulated sugar.
• Boil all the ingredients with 2 glasses of water until 1\u00bd glass remains, cool and strain,
• Drink 2 times a day, add sugar to each glass (if necessary).

constipation

• Crush 3 g of fresh leaves, brew with \u00bd glass of hot water, cool.
• Drink at the same time with the dregs.

What is Phyllanthus acidus Looks like??

Parts of Phyllanthus acidus that could be used

• Leaves
• Fruit
• Latex
• Roots
• Twigs

Phyllanthus acidus Distribution

This plant originates from Madagascar and has spread to various tropical regions such as Southeast Asia (South Vietnam, Laos, Indonesia and Northern Malaya), Mauritius and the Pacific Ocean. Cermai is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant and is often used as food, fruit and medicinal ingredients.
Agroecology of Phyllanthus acidus
Grows well in areas at altitudes up to 1,800 m above sea level with annual rainfall of 1,500-2,500 mm/year, optimum air temperature of 20-29 °C. Likes full sun or partial shade.
Morphology of Phyllanthus acidus

• Taproot, light brown.
• Stem erect, woody, breaks easily, rough, monopodial branching, light brown.
• Compound leaves, oval, alternate, flat edge, pointed tip, obtuse base, pinnate spines, green young.
• Compound flowers, round, light green, pink petals.
• Fruit round, curved surface, whitish yellow, juicy, and sour.
• Round seeds flat, light brown.

Cultivation of Phyllanthus acidus

• Generative (seed) and vegetative (grafting, grafting) propagation. Seedlings come from good quality, healthy mother plants, fresh green leaves, sturdy and shady stems.
• Fruit approximately 3-5 years after planting.

Phyllanthus acidus, more details :

Chemical Content of Phyllanthus acidus
Saponins, tannins, polyphenols, quercetin, gallic acid, tanning agent, meso-hydrobenzoin, 2-ethylhexyl isonicotine, squalene, ascorbic acid, lupeol, phyllanthusol, kaempferol.
Benefits of Phyllanthus acidus
Treating alcohol addiction, cancer, asthma, constipation, canker sores, treating skin diseases, coughs and phlegm laxatives, headaches, slimming the body, laxatives (purgative).
Simplisia of Phyllanthus acidus
There isn't any yet

Another Facts for Phyllanthus acidus :

Synonym of Phyllanthus acidus
Phyllanthus acidissimus (Blanco) Müll.Arg., Phyllanthus cicca Müll.Arg., Phyllanthus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Müll.Arg.
Habitus of Phyllanthus acidus
Tree. Annual tree, reaching 10 m high
Habitat of Phyllanthus acidus

• Forest
• Coast