Abstract
The upswing in the exploitation of plants for prevention and treatment of diseases in human and animal cannot be overstressed. This upsurge has drawn the attention of the users, health care professionals and policy holders in health care delivery to the safety and therapeutic efficacy of these products. Every issue that has to do with these is initiated by identifying the plant(s) used as the raw material correctly. The aim of the present study is to identify the leaf of Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn. Phyllanthaceae using DNA marker by employing standard method. Phyllanthus amarus is a very useful plant made into various preparations such as decoction, infusion and maceration, among others and used folklorically to treat miscellaneous ailments such as jaundice, hepatitis, dysentery, dropsy, diarrhoea, fevers, inflammation, urinary issues, diabetes, gonorrhoea, kidney ailments, measles, influenza and tuberculosis among many others.
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