Description
Since time immemorial, Bhui Amla has been used as a medicinal plant. It is an annual herb and as a whole used in various treatments. It is famous for its anti-viral activities across the world.
| Sr | Item name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bhuiamla, Phyllanthus niruri - Plant |
| 2 | 6 inch (15 cm) Grower Round Plastic Pot (Black) |
Phyllanthus amarus is an annual herb 60 to 75 cm tall, quite glabrous. Root is stout and woody. Stems are often branched at base and angular. Leaves are numerous, sub-sessile, distichous, stipulate and paripinnate with small leaflets. The leaflets are oblong, having nerve obscure and base rounded.
Root is stout tortuous and woody.Plant Specifications
| Common Name | Indian gooseberry, Bhumi amla, Bhumyamalki, Amlaki, adiphala, dhatri, amalaka, amali, amalakamu, usirikai, Anola, Amlika, nellikai, malacca tree, nillika, nellikya, emblic. |
| Maximum Reachable Height | Up to 60 to 75 cm |
| Flower Colour | Yellow |
| Bloom Time | July-August. |
| Difficulty Level | Easy |
Planting and care
Bhuiamla care
The land is prepared in the month of April-May. Before sowing one deep cultivator is required. 2-3 tillering is good to improve the soil. The distance between beds must be at 30-40 cm.
| Sunlight | Full sunlight |
| Watering | dry season if monsoon rains are scanty |
| Soil | calcareous well drained and light textured soils |
| Temperature | 15 to 46 degree C. |
| Fertilizer | Use any organic manures. |
| Harvest Season | Mature fruits, other plant parts are harvested. |
Bhuiamla special feature
Bhumi Amla is a medicinal plant used in India. It has several medicinal properties such as hepatoprotective, antiviral, anticancer, anti-diabetic, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties.
Bhuiamla uses
Medicinal Use:
- It is used in local herbal medicine there for poor appetite, constipation, typhoid fever, flu and colds
- A paste of plants leaves mixed in buttermilk is prescribed for jaundice
- Alternatively, the paste is also mixed in goat, s milk and given for the ailment
- It tones up liver and must be taken when there are symptoms of jaundice
- It is used for the urine and genital disorders
- For the enlargement of the spleen and liver the juice of the root mixed with rice water given orally
- Herb is used in hyperacidity, peptic ulcer, dyspepsia, loss of appetite and diarrhoea
- For malaria fever, the paste of the whole plant mixed in buttermilk is given internally
- It is a sure remedy for intestinal worms, amoeba and cystitis
- Ground leaves give a cooling effect, encourages conception in women
- The root and seeds are ground into dry powder or wet paste and mixed with rice water and given as the home remedy for menopause disorders
- A paste of Bhui Amla leaves is mixed in rice water is prescribed for ulcers, sores and swellings
- Its root is given to sleepless children
- It is topically applied to insisted lesions and inflammation affection
- Leaves are ground and applied externally on bone fracture
- It is beneficial for the treatment of disorders due to its antiseptic, febrifuge and diuretic actions
- Used in the treatment of Anemia, Asthma, Bronchitis, Cough, Diuretic, Dysentery, Gonorrhea, Hepatitis, Jaundice, Thirst, Tuberculosis, Tumor (Abdomen)
- Note: Use only after consulting the specialist