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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Phyllanthus niruri

Common Name
Derriere-Dos; Dukong anak (Child pick-a-back; Memeniran; Des Dos; Derriere Dos; Rami buah; Meniran; Tamalaka; Turi hutan; Quinina Criolla; Feuilles La Fievre

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Medicine Sudan Broun, A.F., and R.E. Massey. 1929. Flora of the Sudan. The controller, Sudan Govt. Office, Wellington House, Buchingham Gate, London, S.W.I.
Miscarriage Malaya *
Piscicide Malaya *
Poultice Samoa *
Rectitis Marianas I Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Renosis Malaya *
Sting(Caterpillar) Malaya *
Stomachic Haiti Brutus, T.C., and A.V. Pierce-Noel. 1960. Les Plantes et les Legumes d'Hati qui Guerissent. Imprimerie De L'Etat, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
Syphilis Malaya *
Tenesmus Haiti Brutus, T.C., and A.V. Pierce-Noel. 1960. Les Plantes et les Legumes d'Hati qui Guerissent. Imprimerie De L'Etat, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
Tonic Philippines Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Tumor(Abdomen) India Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Typhoid Bahamas *
Vaginitis Marianas I Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Vertigo Malaya *