Phytochemical, pharmacological potential and ethnomedicinal uses on Phyllanthus amarus: A review

Sunil Kumar Bishoyi; Upendra Prasad Tripathy

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Phytochemical, pharmacological potential and ethnomedicinal uses on Phyllanthus amarus: A review

Sunil Kumar Bishoyi ^{1, *} and Upendra Prasad Tripathy ²

1 Department of Botany, Model Degree College, Rayagada, Odisha, India, Pin-765017
2 Pulp & Paper Research Institute, Jaykaypur, Rayagada, Odisha (India), Pin-765017

Review Article

International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2022, 07(02), 453-460.

Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2022.7.2.0302

DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/ijsra.2022.7.2.0302

Publication history

Received on 03 November 2022; revised on 16 December 2022; accepted on 18 December 2022

Abstract

Ethnomedicinal plants are especially important for human health by prevention of various human diseases. One of such ethno medicinal plant species which used, widely to Phyllanthus amarus. Phyllanthus amarus belongs to family Euphorbiaceae. Stone breaker, Gala of wind, Bhumi Amla, Jangli Amla and carry me seeds are called unique name of this plant. It is popular in aboriginal system of medicine like Siddha, Ayurveda, and Unani homeopathy and is used for its antidiabetic, antitumor, hepatoprotective, antihypertensive, and analgesic, anti - inflammatory and antimicrobial properties. This plant is used in diarrhoea, intermittent fevers, cold, jaundice, dropsy and has used as a good anti - viral activity against hepatitis-B virus. The whole plant of Phyllanthus amarus is rich store house of several types of phytochemicals such as quercetin, geraniin, phylanthin, hypothylanthin, rutin, norsecurinine etc. Phyllanthus amarus has also served for various experimental investigations that detailed its pharmacological uses and phytochemical constituents. The present review compiles ethnomedicinal uses phytochemical and pharmacological properties of Phyllanthus amarus.

Keywords

Ethnomedicine; Phytochemical; Pharmacology; Phyllanthus amarus; Analgesic

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Sunil Kumar Bishoyim and Upendra Prasad Tripathy. Phytochemical, pharmacological potential and ethnomedicinal uses on Phyllanthus amarus: A review. International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2022, 07(02), 453-460. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/ijsra.2022.7.2.0302

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