World's Popular Plant

Genus Phyllanthus: Medicinal uses.  Phyllanthus amarus Whole plant paste along with Amaranthus spinosus juice mixed in goat milk taken against jaundice and liver-related diseases; whole plant of Andrographis paniculata with Phyllanthus amarus dried and powdered and taken to cure jaundice; whole plant ground into paste mixed with Phyllanthus emblica fruit paste and given to improve fertility in women; dried plant powder taken for diabetes and dysentery; plant juice given in abdominal pain and jaundice; whole plant in jaundice and dysuria; plant paste mixed with curd given orally for liver ailments, as hepatoprotective, hepatic stimulant; stem bark of Ficus racemosa ground with that of Artocarpus heterophyllus and leaves of Phyllanthus amarus given to promote fertility. An infusion of aerial parts drunk to cure persistent cough; raw branchlets and leaves eaten for curing jaundice. Fruits eaten to cure asthma. Leaves diuretic, used to treat kidney complaints, stomachache, urinary a

Phyllanthus acidus Medicinal Uses: A potential treatment for cystic fibrosis. A decoction of roots, leaves and fruits used in snakebite. Roots purgative and toxic, root infusion taken in very small doses to alleviate asthma; root as an antidote to viper venom. Fruits astringent, used as liver tonic, stomachic. Seeds cathartic. Latex emetic and purgative, also drunk for coughs. Leaves used as a demulcent against gonorrhea, poultice on sciatica, lumbago or rheumatism. Leaves decoction are given as a sudorific. Bark are poisonous. Common Names: in English : country gooseberry, gooseberry, gooseberry tree, Indian gooseberry, Malay gooseberry, Otaheite gooseberry, star gooseberry, West India gooseberry in Burma (Myanmar): thinbozi-hpyoo, thinbozihpyoo in Cambodia : kântouot srôk, kântûët in India : amalakam, amalam, are nelli, arenelli, ari, arinelli, arinellikka, arinellimaram, aru-nelli, arunelli, catakam, catatakamaram, catataram, catataran, chalmeri, cirunelli, harfarauri, ha

Genus Abutilon: Abutilon grandifolium Seeds for cough. Leaves decoction and infusion for snakebites, insect sting, juice from the flowers, external use; leaves mucilaginous demulcent. Roots for eye diseases, leprosy, an infusion cooling. Common names: in English : hairy abutilon, velvet-leaf in East Africa : kifura in Hawaii : ma’o in India : botlabenda, chakrabhenda, jhonkapedi, kanagi, kangori, nugubenda, patappori, patapporicceti, patarpori, peddabenda, peruntutti, petari, selamchi-petari, tooteabenda, tutti, tuttirai, vhadli petari Abutilon guineense Common names: in India : adavi benda, adavibenda, akakai, atibala, bala, balika, balya, baralu kaddi, beloeren, bhuribala, botiabenda, botla benda, darakhte-shanah, darakhteshanah, darakhteshane, deishar, doodi, doodi chettu, duddi, dudi, erri benda, erribenda, ghanta, giduthingi, gidutingi, haagade, hetthukisu, hetthutthi, hettukisu, hettutti, jhampi, kamalaku, kandhi, kangahi, kangai, kangain, kan

Entada gigas (L.) Common Names: in English : elephant creeper, mackay bean, nicker bean, sea bean, sea heart, sword bean, water vine in India : ahakkatela, ahakkatla, anaittellu, anatata, arsi, barabi chian, bidhanta, bor gilla, camuttirappuliyan, chhui, cillu, doddakampi, entada, garambi, garbe, garbe ghila, gila, gila lewa, gila-tiga, gilagach, gilar lot, gilatige, gilla, gillatige, gilo, girambi, giridi, haleballi, halle, hallebilu, hallekayiballi, irikki, kakkavalli, kakkumkay, karrunari, karunari, kastorikaman, kirancakamirakkoti, kirancakamiram, kurunurari, makkanka, nukkuki, nukkukikkoti, osta, ottolakkoti, ottolam, palleburu, pangra, paranda, paranta, parin-kakavalli, paringakakavully, paringakavalli, peddamadupu, perimkakuvalli, perumancati, perumkakkavalli, perunkakkavalli, peruntellu, peyarttavakkoti, peyarttavam, puswel, shuri, sillu, sue budu, taktokhyem, tandramanu, tel, tellu, tellukkoti, tikativva, vattavalli, viccali, viccalittellu, yanaittellu in Lepcha :