Phyllanthus niruri

Phyllanthus niruri is a widespread tropical plant commonly found in coastal areas, known by the common names gale of the wind, stonebreaker, shatter stone , seed-under-leaf, quebra pedra and chance pierre. It is in the genus Phyllanthus of the family Phyllanthaceae.

Chanca piedra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Phyllanthaceae
Genus:	Phyllanthus
Species:	P. niruri
Binomial name
Phyllanthus niruri L.
Synonyms[1]
List Diasperus chlorophaeus (Baill.) Kuntze Diasperus lathyroides (Kunth) Kuntze Diasperus microphyllus (Mart.) Kuntze Diasperus niruri (L.) Kuntze Diasperus rosellus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze Niruris annua Raf. Niruris indica Raf. Nymphanthus niruri (L.) Lour. Phyllanthus carolinianus Blanco Phyllanthus chlorophaeus Baill. Phyllanthus ellipticus Buckley nom. illeg. Phyllanthus erectus (Medik.) M.R.Almeida Phyllanthus filiformis Pav. ex Baill. Phyllanthus humilis Salisb. Phyllanthus kirganelia Blanco Phyllanthus lathyroides Kunth Phyllanthus microphyllus Mart. nom. illeg. Phyllanthus mimosoides Lodd. nom. illeg. Phyllanthus moeroris Oken Phyllanthus parvifolius Steud. Phyllanthus purpurascens Kunth Phyllanthus rosellus (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg. Phyllanthus williamsii Standl. Urinaria erecta Medik.

Description

Phyllanthus niruri

It grows 50–70 cm (20–28 in) tall and bears ascending herbaceous branches. The bark is smooth and light green. It bears numerous pale green flowers which are often flushed with red. The fruits are tiny, smooth capsules containing seeds.

Research

A 2011 Cochrane review found that there is "no convincing evidence that phyllanthus, compared with placebo, benefits people with chronic hepatitis B virus infection."^[2]

Gallery

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  Niruri fruit
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  Niruri proliferation