Multi Vitamin Plant – मल्टीविटावमन

 It is an erect shrub that can grow up to 5m in height.
 The stem hard, somewhat woody.
 The leaves are simple, alternately arranged with a small stalk or
petiole. They are ovate to elliptic in shape with a rounded base,
acute tip and entire margin. The leaves are green in color with
prominent patches of white in the center.
 The flowers are produced in the axils of leaves, on the under-
side of the branches. They are yellow to pink to red in color, with
separate male and female flowers. The petals are slightly fleshy.
 The fruit is surrounded by persistent reddish sepals. It is a
white, depressed globose to globose capsule containing black
seeds.

BOTANICAL NAME

Breynia androgyna (L.) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr

FAMILY

Phyllanthaceae

FLOWERING

April – July

FRUITING

July – December

PROPAGATION

It can be propagated by seeds and vegetative cuttings

PLANT PART USED

 Whole Plant

COMMON NAMES:

Multi Vitamin Plant, Star Gooseberry;
Malayalam: Madhuracheera, Sucurumanicheera.

USES

 Leaves are highly nutritious and tender leaves are boiled and
consumed by many locals.
 Leaves used as a medicine for coughs and to soothe the lungs.
 It is a good source of many vitamins.
 It is used to treat fevers.
 It may be used for weight loss.
 It promotes lactation.
 It is used to treat urinary tract infections (UTIs).
 It is used in cases of hypertension.
 It has anti-oxidant properties.
 It has anti-microbial properties.