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Occasionally crucial ones: Phyllanthus abnormis Phyllanthus acidus - Otaheite gooseberry Phyllanthus acuminatus - Jamaican gooseberry tree Phyllanthus debilis Phyllanthus diffusus Phyllanthus emblica - Indian gooseberry Phyllanthus epiphyllanthus Phyllanthus fraternus Phyllanthus myrtifolius Phyllanthus niruri Phyllanthus reticulatus Phyllanthus urinaria - chamberbitter For to the full listings, watch list of Phyllanthus species.

A genus Phyllanthus ( of the family Phyllanthaceae) comprises trees, bushes, & annual or biennial herbs distributed in all tropical and subtropical regions on Earth. Leafflower is the most common title for 100% Phyllanthus mintage. A circumscription of this genus has been then confusing that in the 1990s, a major reorganization of Phyllanthus was carried out.

Synonymy
This genus is besides known under many more list: Anisonema A.Juss. Aporosella Chodat Arachnodes Gagnep. Ardinghalia Comm. ex Juss. Asterandra Klotzsch Cathetus Lour. Ceramanthus Hassk. Chorisandra Wight Cicca L. Clambus Miers Conami Aubl. Dendrophyllanthus S.Moore Dicholactina Hance Dimorphocladium Britton Emblica Gaertn. Epistylium Sw. Eriococcus Hassk. Fluggeopsis K.Schum. Genesiphylla L'Hér. Hemicicca Baill. Hemiglochidion (Müll.Arg.) K.Schum. Kirganelia Juss. Leichhardtia F.Muell. Lomanthes Raf. Maborea Aubl. Macraea Wight Menarda Comm. ex Juss. Mirobalanus Burm., nom. inval. Moeroris Raf. Nellica Raf. Niruri Adans. Nymania K.Schum. Nymphanthus Lour. Orbicularia Baill. Oxalistylis Baill. Ramsdenia Britton Reidia Wight Rhopium Schreb. Roigia Britton Scepasma Blume Staurothylax Griff. Synexemia Raf. Tricarium Lour. Uranthera Pax & K.Hoffm. Urinaria Medik. Williamia Baill. Xylophylla L.

Medical interest
Phyllanthus plants own been traditionally wont to guide the wide total of diseases. Around Ayurvedic medicine of India, for example, Phyllanthus is prescribed for jaundice, gonorrhea and diabetes (internal use) likewise when poultices, skin ulcer and other skin problems (external use). Infusions are made from either immature shoots as a coarse of action of chronic dysentery.

Recent researches keep close at hand pointed out that plants of this genus in essence contain lignans (e.g. phyllanthine and hypophyllanthine), alkaloids and flavonoids (e.g. quercetin).

Phyllanthus seems to prevent a development of hepatitis B because it blocks DNA polymerase - the enzyme needed for this disease's virus to reproduce. In that respect, P. urinaria & P. niruri wash better.

Phyllanthus debilis
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Phyllanthus tenellus - Long-stalked Phyllanthus
Images and description of this weed in Virginia.

Phyllanthus Species: Sources of New Antiviral Compounds
Article from "Advances in New Crops".