Subtribe Flueggeinae Rank Species | Tribe Phyllantheae | |
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Similar Breynia, Phyllanthaceae, Breynia retusa, Glochidion, Antidesma ghaesembilla | ||
Tertiary ingredients of breynia vitis idaea formulations pankaj oudhia s medicinal plant database
Breynia vitis-idaea or officinal breynia is a perennial tree-like species of Phyllanthaceae (Euphorbiaceae s.l.), found from India east to Taiwan and Okinawa and south to Indonesia. It is a shrub or treelet with egg-shaped leaves that can reach up to 3 m tall. It has staminate flowers and spherical, red fruit.
Contents
- Tertiary ingredients of breynia vitis idaea formulations pankaj oudhia s medicinal plant database
- Toxicity
- Other names
- References
It contains the saponin breynin and terpenic and phenolic glycosides. It is marketed in Taiwan as Chi R Yun.
Toxicity
B. vitis-idaea poisoning causes hepatocellular liver injury.
Other names
B. officinalis Hemsley and B. officinalis var. accrescens (Hayata) M.J.Deng & J.C.Wang are synonyms of B. vitis-idaea.
Other variants include:
Other common names in English include:
Common names in other languages include:
References
Breynia vitis-idaea Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA