Phyllanthus urinaria Linn.

Family Euphorbiaceae.

Habitat Throughout the plains of India from Punjab to Assam and Southward to Kerala up to 1,000 m.
Ayurvedic Bhuumyaamataki (var.), Taamravalli.
Siddha/Tamil Senkeezhnelli. Folk Laal-bhui-aamlaa, Hazaarmani.

Action See P amarus.

Physalis peruviana Linn. 483

The leaf and stem gave flavonoids— quercetin, astragalin, quercitrin, isoquercitrin and rutin; Me-brevifolincarboxylate and tri-dehydrochebulic

acid.

Physalis alkekengi Linn.

Family Solanaceae.

Habitat Native to South-east Europe and Japan; naturalized in many parts of the world; grown in Indian gardens.
English Strawberry Tomato, Winter Cherry. ( Wit hania somnfera is also known as Winter Cherry.)

Ayurvedic Raajaputrikaa.

Unani Kaaknaj.

Action Berries—diuretic, antitussive, oxytocic, analgesic, febrifuge; used for urinary disorders, suppression of urine, gout and intermittent fevers.
Berries contain flavonoids, including luteolin-7-glucoside and withasteroids.

Physalis angulata Linn.

Family Solanaceae.

Habitat Native to tropical America; cultivated in Indian gardens in Uttar Pradesh and Tamfi Nadu; also grows in moist places as a weed.
Action b Plant—diuretic.
Aerial parts yielded seco-withanolides—cleaved steroidal constituents containing physalins. In Taiwan, phy sali

B and F have been isolated from the ethanolic extract of the whole plant. Both physalin B and F are reported to inhibit the growth of several human leukaemia cell systems.

Physalis minima Linn. Family Solanaceae.

Habitat Throughout India, ascending up to 2,300 m.
English Sun-berry.

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