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Phyllanthus amarus
Also called Demerara Tamarind, Bitter Root, Gale Of Wind, Seed Under Leaf, Wild Tamarind
Carry me seed is a small, low-growing annual herb in the Phyllanth family, widely used in traditional medicine across the tropics. It grows best in moist soil with light shade and matures within a few months.
Phyllanthus amarus is a leafy herbal plant found in tropical regions in the Americas, Africa, India, China, Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia. Common names for this plant include gale of the wind, carry me seed, seed on the leaf, pick-a-back, stonebreaker, and dukung anak (Malay).
Phyllanthus amarus has been used in the traditional medicine of various cultures, including Amazonian tribes, Ayurveda and Sinhala folk medicine.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phyllanthus amarus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
