Sauropus androgynus




Family Phyllanthaceae (also placed in Euphorbiaceae)
Tribe Phyllantheae
Subtribe Flueggeinae
Scientific name Sauropus androgynus (L.) Merrill
Synonyms Aalius androgyna (L.) Kuntze; Aalius retroversa (Wight) Kuntze; Aalius sumatrana (Miquel) Kuntze; Agyneia ovata Poiret; Andrachne ovata Lamarck ex Poiret; Clutia androgyna L.; Phyllanthus strictus Roxburgh; Sauropus albicans Blume; Sauropus albicans Blume var. gardnerianus (Wight) Johann Müller; Sauropus albicans Blume var. intermedius Johann Müller; Sauropus albicans Blume var. zeylanicus (Wight) Johann Müller; Sauropus convexus J. J. Smith; Sauropus gardnerianus Wight; Sauropus indicus Wight; Sauropus parviflorus Pax & K. Hoffmann; Sauropus retroversus Wight; Sauropus scandens C. B. Robinson; Sauropus sumatranus Miquel; Sauropus zeylanicus Wight
Common name (English common name) katuk, star-gooseberry
(Japanese common name) ama-me-shiba (アマメシバ, 天芽芝 [meaning: heaven buds grass]), ama-me-shiba (アマメ, 天芽 [meaning: heaven buds]), ama-me-shiba (テンメ, 天芽 [meaning: heaven buds]), rejynas (レジーナス [meaning of rejynas is unknown])
Distribution China, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka
Reference  Sauropus androgynus (L.) Merr.
Sauropus androgynus (Linnaeus) Merrill
Sauropus
Phylogenetics of tribe Phyllantheae (Phyllanthaceae; Euphorbiaceae sensu lato) based on nrITS and plastid matK DNA sequence dat
Using 99mTc-DTPA Radioaerosol Inhalation Lung Scintigraphies to Detect the Lung Injury Induced by Consuming Sauropus androgynus Vegetable and Comparison with Conventional Pulmonary Function Tests
National Research of Sauropus androgynus associated pulmonary disorder in Japan and immunohistochemical analysis of Sauropus androgynus associated bronhiolitis obliterans
3-O-β-D-Glucosyl-(1→6)-β-D-glucosyl-kaempferol Isolated from Sauropus androgenus Reduces Body Weight Gain in Wistar Rats(Pharmacognosy)
Lung Injury Induced by Consumption Sauropus Androgynus vegetables -- Assessment with Tc-99m DTPA Radioaerosol Inhalation Lung Scan
Lung transplantation for patients with end-stage Sauropus androgynus-induced bronchiolitis obliterans (SABO) syndrome
Outbreak of bronchiolitis obliterans associated with consumption of Sauropus androgynus in Taiwan
Familial occurrence of bronchiolitis obliterans associated with sauropus androgynus
Mixtures in the real world: The importance of plant self-defense toxicants, mycotoxins, and the human diet
Method for detecting a lectin-like substance (US Patent Application 20060110779)
Modified nutraceutical composition (WIPO Patent Application WO/2005/094854)
Note Lung Injury can be induced by consuming Sauropus androgynus. Due to this, selling of any tablet or powder foods which contain Sauropus androgynus is strictly prohibited under the Article 4 bis Item 2 of the Food Sanitation Act of Japan. The prohibited foods shall involve any health foods and human diet foods.



September 2008
at Tokyo Medical Herb
Botanical Garden
September 2008
at Tokyo Medical Herb
Botanical Garden
September 2008
at Tokyo Medical Herb
Botanical Garden



September 2008
at Tokyo Medical Herb
Botanical Garden
September 2008
at Tokyo Medical Herb
Botanical Garden
September 2008
at Tokyo Medical Herb
Botanical Garden



September 2008
at Tokyo Medical Herb
Botanical Garden