MEMENIRAN ( Phyllanthus niruri L )

MEMENIRAN
Phyllanthus niruri L.

Euphorbiaceae
Vernacular names: lagoon spurge (Eng.); Indonesia: Javanese: meniran
Geographical distribution: Vietnam, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore,
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Pacific Islands
Uses: used in traditional medicine; leaves used for treating epilepsy, malaria,
constipation, hypertension, aphtha and menstrual disorders, roots for
abdominalgia and toothache
Life form and origin: herb, wild, weed

The one of five hundred plant species in Gunung Halimun Salak National Park, West Java

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