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.
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