Question Details on keelanelli cultivation

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Can I have details on cultivation procedure, cost of seeds, market price per kg, production per acre, other web links etc. of keelanelli (Phyllanthus niruri) ?
 

Hi

Phyllanthus Niruri is commonly seen in South India. The plant is considered deobstruent, diuretic, astringent and cooling. A decoction of the plant is administered to jaundice .Phyllanthus Niruri is a tropical weed and survives under tropical and high rainfall conditions.

Cultivation Techniques

The Phyllanthus Niruri plants are propagated by seeds. The seeds are collected when the plants are matured. The whole plants is collected and allowed to dry and fruits to dehisce on paper.

The seeds are very small so they should be mixed with sand before sowing. The seeds are sown between the months of late April and late May.

For raising the seedlings, seeds have to be sown in nursery beds. The soil is dug up to a depth of 30cm mixed with 1kg/m of dry cow dung and sand. The bed should be watered 2 times daily for 15 days. So that all weeds will germinate by the end of 15 days. Remove the weeds from beds by loosened by light digging.

Soil drenching with fungicides such as “CAPTAN” can control harmful soil fungi. Usually 2% of the solution is used for seed beds.

Then the seeds are sown to the beds. The seeds germinate within 2 weeks and takes 30 to 45 days to grow. When the plants are 3 to 4 leaf stage they can be taken to main field and planted. After planting the plants to main field, give liquid manure of Cow dung (organic manure of Cow dung).
For details regarding the seeds Please contact the nearest medicinal plants department.


Regards
Ashwini
 

Thanks, and these I already had got from web. Please let me know details on nursery bed preparation etc.

Also will there be any problem if I plan to cultivate other plants after harvesting phyllanthus as it is considered to be a weed?
 

Phyllanthus amarus - Keelanelli

Phyllanthus is annual weed, it will grow during rainy seasons; it is also as weed in vegetable gardens, flower gardens waste lands and roadsides.
It is propagated by seeds
Seeds are having short viability, mostly one year. 6 seeds are available in a fruit.
The herb can be grown two times in a year, good sunlight is necessary for the crop.
5ton organic manure and 100 kg DAP should be applied per acre.
June – Aug; jan – Feb, irrigated crop will give good yield.
Seeds needed per acre 500g – 1kg.
Nursery bed can be prepared and seeds can be sown there; after one month seedlings can be transplanted to main field.
Weeding is done after 15 – 20 days of transplanting.
Watering is done ones in a week.
Leaf mite is common, it is difficult to control, it is not making much damage to the crop. Small moth also present in the leaves. Powder mildew is another prominent disease. When the night temperature is going below 22oC the mildew will spread. The crop should be harvested before the commencement of winter. When it is single crop It will spread very fast and the whole crop become white. So it should be harvested in October. The chemical content also will go down during winter.
The herb can be harvested at the 60th - 90th day of transplanting, the herb will be 2 – 3 feet height, if there is delay for harvest the basal leave start falling.
The crop should be harvested during October or April. The yield will be 1.5 to 2 ton of dried herb per acre.
The herb should be cut 4 inch above the ground level and chopped into 15 -20cm long pieces and dried in sun light / shade. While drying, separate the mature seeds that are falling down, dry the herb for 3- 5 days and then pack. Dry the seeds and preserve it for next use.
The current market price is Rs. 45 / kg dried herb
The expenses will be 12- 15000/ per acre.
Profit expected is 40- 50,000/acre in 4 months
 

Sorry Ponsanthan, The cost of 1 Kg is Rs.1000 to Rs.1200 in wholesale market in Aligrh (U.P), am using it for my patients
 

If you want I will send through courier fresh/dried; whole plant/powder at a reasonable price.
Thanks Dr. santhan
9444813474
 

Hi Sir, We are in Tamilnadu and having 15 acres of own land like sandy and sandy loam soil with good water facility. Kilanelli cultivation is suitable for our land or .......?
 
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Sandy loam is best suitable for Phyllanthus Amaus. Abundantly grown in field bunds, coconut orchards and pathways, roadsides in Godavari Delta areas.

The plant is widely used to tone-up sluggish liver and also given in chronic liver condition and jaundice. In Unani medicine, the plant is used in jaundice as deobstruent, diuretic,cooling and astringent. In recent studies, the herb and its root have exhibited antiviral actions onHepatitis-B.

G.Anandarao B.Sc(Ag)
 
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garao56 said:
Sandy loam is best suitable for Phyllanthus Amaus. Abundantly grown in field bunds, coconut orchards and pathways, roadsides in Godavari Delta areas.

The plant is widely used to tone-up sluggish liver and also given in chronic liver condition and jaundice. In Unani medicine, the plant is used in jaundice as deobstruent, diuretic,cooling and astringent. In recent studies, the herb and its root have exhibited antiviral actions onHepatitis-B.

G.Anandarao B.Sc(Ag)
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Thank you sir
 

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