Japanbatu/Sauropus androgynus

 
 




 

Botanical name: Sauropus androgynus
Family name: EUPHORBIACEAE

Names in different languages:

   English: Sweet Leaf Bush

   Sinhala: Japanbatu/ජපන් බටු
   Tamil : 
   Sanskirt na : 

Category:  Weed-Herb-Ornamental-Wild-Vegetable

Growth Habit:  Shrub

Duration : Perennial

Edibal parts:  Fruits,Leavs
Status:  Native

Distribution:  India; Sri Lanka,: Vietnam, China,Indonesia; Malaysia; Papua New Guinea; Philippines ,Japan .

Ayurvedic usage:
Treatment for:  Headache, Fever, Urinary Tract diseases, Uterine disorders, Wounds, Cold

Parts used to make medicine:  Roots

propagation:  seeds