Phyllanthus emblica Linn.( Makhaam Pom)

Medicinal Plants in Thailand.

Phyllanthus emblica Linn.
EUPHORBIACEAE
Emblic Myrobalan
Thai name : Makhaam Pom

Tree, 8-20 m high. Leaf simple, alternate, oblong, 0.25-0.5 cm wide, 0.8-1.2 cm long. Inflorescence in fascicle with staminate cluster at base and pistillate flower upwards, axillary ; flowers white. Fruit drupe, globose, glabrous, with six longitudinal lines; endocarp globose, pale green; seeds 6.

TRADITIONAL USE Fruit : expectorant, antipy­retic, diuretic, antidiarrheal, antiscurvy.

By: Medicinal Plants in Thailand
Volume 1