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Phyllanthus acidus, country gooseberry, gooseberry, gooseberry tree, Indian gooseberry, Malay gooseberry, Otaheite gooseberry, star gooseberry, West India gooseberry

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, harparauri, harphareori, harpharori, harpurrewdi, jimbling, karinelli, kawl-sun-hlu, kawlsunhlu, kila-nelli, kirnelli, kirakaniyam, kirakaniyamaram, kirunelli, komalavalkala, labali, lavali, lavani, loda, nakshatra nelli, nari, narphal, neli-pouli, nelipouli, nellippuli, nellipuli, noari, pauttiranelli, pauttiranellimaram, puttari, puttattiri, raacha usirika, raachayusirika, raayanelli, racavusarike, racavusiri, racayusirika, raccavusirikaya, rachauserike, rachausirika, raj avula, rassauseriki, ratsausirike, ratsausiriki, ratsavusirikai, ratsavusiroki, rayamalaka, rayaranelli, russausareki, russauserekee, shirakul, sugandhamoola, tanuttuvacacceti, tanuttuvacai, tanuttuvacam, tavittuppalam, usiri chettu, vekupattiri, vekupattirimaram
in Indonesia: caramele, ceremai, cerme in Java: cherme, tjareme, tjerme
in Laos: mak-nhom, nhôm baanz, nhom ban
in Malaya: chamin-chamin, cheremai, chermai, chermala, chermela, kemangor, kemangur
in Nepal: amala
in Philippines: bangkiling, iba, karmay
in Thailand: ma yom, mayom, yom
in Vietnam: cherimbillier, chum ruot, chùm ruôt, tam duot, ch[uf]m ru[ooj]t, t[aaf]m ru[ooj]t
in Belize: wild plum
in Central America: grosella
in Colombia: arbolito
in Mexico: ciruela costeña, ciruelo costeño, cuatelolote; totolole (Oaxaca); manzana estrella (Tamaulipas); pimientillo (Sinaloa)
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