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[[File:Phyllanthus amarus (Carry Me Seed) W IMG 3854.jpg|thumb|right|''nela nelli'', ''Black catnip'', ''Phyllanthus amarus'']]
'''Phyllanthus amarus''' is widely used as a medicinal plant in Ayurvedic medicine. A suppository of the leaf paste is applied to the vagina to treat absence of menstruation and polyps. Leaf sap, mixed with palm oil or not, is applied as ear drops to treat otitis and applied to abscesses, sores and wounds.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Cold}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Gynecology}}, {{Uses|Arthritis}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Backache}}.
==Chemical Composition==
Numerous phytochemicals such as alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, lignans and polyphenolics as well as tetracyclic triterpenoids have identified and isolated from the plant (Foo and Wong, 1992; Foo, 1993 and 1995; Leite et aletc., 2006; Londhe et al., 2009; Moronkola et al., 2009). Based on the numerous folkloric applications of Phyllanthus amarus that have not been scientifically proven, this study aimed at identifying the chemical composition of the non-polar and polar extracts of P<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|alternateAlternate|elliptic Elliptic to oblong|Each branch has 12-32 leaves. The leaves are elliptic to oblong, to 1.5 cm (usually smaller), with an entire margin and with a rounded or apiculate leaf apex}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|very Very small cymes| |bright Bright yellow|3 stamens| The 1st and 2nd cymes nearest the man stem have only staminate flowers. The remaining cymes on the side branches have staminate and carpellate flowers. The staminate flowers have 5 or 6 fused sepals in the calyx and 3 stamens. Carpellate flowers have 5 or 6 fused}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Capsule|7.5–11 cm long, 1.5 cm broad|A dry capsule, dehiscent, vertically muriculate. Fruiting throughout the year|seeds Seeds 6}}
===Other features===
==How to plant/cultivate==
Requires a sunny position. Sandy loam and black soils with a pH of 7.5 - 8 are considered best.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320104812_Chemical_constituents_and_antimicrobial_properties_of_Phyllanthus_amarus_Schum_Thonn "Chemical constituents"]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[http://www.levypreserve.org/Plant-Listings/Phyllanthus-amarus "morphology"Morphology]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Phyllanthus+amarus "Cultivation Details"]</ref>
</references>
