| Breynia vitis-idaea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Tribe: | Phyllantheae |
| Subtribe: | Flueggeinae |
| Genus: | Breynia |
| Species: | B. vitis-idaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Breynia vitis-idaea Burm.f. |
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Breynia vitis-idaea (Burm.f.) C.E.C. Fischer or officinal breynia is a perennial arbor 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.
B. vitis-idaea is an herbal medicine that has long been used to treat a variety of ailments. It contains the saponin breynin and terpenic and phenolic glycosides.[1] It is marketed in Taiwan as Chi R Yun. B. vitis-idaea poisoning causes hepatocellular liver injury.[1]
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:[2]
Common names in other languages include:
