Phyllanthus niruri

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Species of flowering plant

title: "Phyllanthus niruri" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["phyllanthus", "medicinal-plants-of-asia", "plants-described-in-1753", "botanical-taxa-named-by-carl-linnaeus"] description: "Species of flowering plant" topic_path: "general/phyllanthus" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllanthus_niruri" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Species of flowering plant ::

| name = Chanca piedra | image = Phyllanthus niruri.jpg | genus = Phyllanthus | species = niruri | authority = L. | synonyms = {{Collapsible list |

  • Diasperus chlorophaeus (Baill.) Kuntze
  • Diasperus lathyroides (Kunth) Kuntze
  • Diasperus microphyllus (Mart.) Kuntze
  • Diasperus niruri (L.) Kuntze
  • Diasperus rosellus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
  • Niruris annua Raf.
  • Niruris indica Raf.
  • Nymphanthus niruri (L.) Lour.
  • Phyllanthus carolinianus Blanco
  • Phyllanthus chlorophaeus Baill.
  • Phyllanthus ellipticus Buckley nom. illeg.
  • Phyllanthus erectus (Medik.) M.R.Almeida
  • Phyllanthus filiformis Pav. ex Baill.
  • Phyllanthus humilis Salisb.
  • Phyllanthus kirganelia Blanco
  • Phyllanthus lathyroides Kunth
  • Phyllanthus microphyllus Mart. nom. illeg.
  • Phyllanthus mimosoides Lodd. nom. illeg.
  • Phyllanthus moeroris Oken
  • Phyllanthus parvifolius Steud.
  • Phyllanthus purpurascens Kunth
  • Phyllanthus rosellus (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.
  • Phyllanthus williamsii Standl.
  • Urinaria erecta Medik. |synonyms_ref =

Phyllanthus niruri in the genus Phyllanthus of the family Phyllanthaceae is a widespread tropical plant commonly found in coastal areas from Texas southward through Mexico, Central America, and wide regions of South America and India. It has the common name chanca piedra among numerous others in Spanish.

Description

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It grows 50-70 cm tall and bears ascending herbaceous branches. The bark is smooth and light green. It bears numerous pale green flowers which are often flushed with red. The fruits are tiny, smooth capsules containing seeds.

Research

A 2011 Cochrane review found that there is "no convincing evidence that phyllanthus, compared with placebo, benefits people with chronic hepatitis B virus infection."

Extracts of the plant are common in herbal supplements marketed with the unproven claim of inhibiting the formation of kidney stones. The use of extracts from P. niruri for the treatment of kidney stones is not supported by scientific evidence.

Gallery

Image:Keezharnelli_new.jpg|Niruri fruit File:Kizhanelli 3.jpg|Niruri proliferation

References

References

  1. (2024). "''Phyllanthus niruri'' (L.)". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. (13 April 2011). "Phyllanthus species for chronic hepatitis B virus infection.". The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
  3. (April 2020). "''Phyllanthus niruri'' (stone breaker) herbal therapy for kidney stones; a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical efficacy, and Google Trends analysis of public interest". The Canadian Journal of Urology.
  4. (June 2023). "Over-the-Counter Remedies for Recurrent Stone Formers: Where Is the Evidence?". Journal of Urology.

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