(Phyllanthaceae) Phyllanthus urinaria L 

Local name(s): ຫຍ້າ ໝາກ ໃຕ້ ໃບ (nya mak tai bai) ;  ຫຍ້າ ໄຂ່ ຫຼັງ (nya kai lang) 

Medicinal use(s): rash in the mouth; canker in mouth; liver disease 

Part(s) used: whole plant

Field Characters: Cultivated herb, approx 20cm in height. Leaves alternate, pinnate, leaflets alternate. Fruits growing on the underside from leaf nodes, small, and round.  

Locality: Sekong Province, Thateng District, Pa Leng Tai Village, Healer's home garden 

Habitat: Healer's home garden- soil dry, sandy 

Altitude:  730 m asl 

Collector(s): M. Xayvue, S. Setthavanxay, B. Elkington

Collection number(s): BGE 287

Collection Date: November 20th, 2019

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2330387    

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

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Useful references:


Du G, Xiao M, Yu S, et al. Phyllanthus urinaria: a potential phytopharmacological source of natural medicine. Int J Clin Exp Med 2018,1(7):6509-6520. www.ijcem.com /ISSN:1940-5901/IJCEM0070937

Geethangili M,  Ding S-T.  A Review of the Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Phyllanthus urinaria L. Frontiers in Pharmacology 2018, volume 9: 1109. DOI:10.3389/fphar.2018.01109


 Jantan I, Haque MA, Ilangkovan M, et al. An Insight Into the Modulatory Effects and Mechanisms of Action of Phyllanthus Species and Their Bioactive Metabolites on the Immune System. Front Pharmacol 2019, Sec. Ethnopharmacology, volume 10.  https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2019.00878