Keelanelli (Phyllanthus niruri or Gale of the Wind) is used in Ayurvedic medicine for problems of the stomach and the genito-urinary system. It is used traditionally to balance body heat, treat ulcers and skin diseases, control blood sugar, treat kidney stones, jaundice, eye infections and to support liver health.
Keezhanelli is used as an effective remedy to cure enlargement of liver and spleen, Hepatitis A and B and in the prevention of Hepatitis C.
It has proven its efficiency in treating skin disease like psoriasis, leprosy and scabies.
It is also used as a folk medicine to stop bleeding caused by snake bites.