CONTEXT Phyllanthus (Euphorbiaceae) species are traditionally well-known for their medicinal properties including hepatoprotective activity. OBJECTIVE The study assessed the hepatoprotective and antioxidant activities of 11 Phyllanthus species, P. amarus Schumach., P. urinaria L., P. debilis Klein ex Willd, P. tenellus Roxb., P. virgatus G. Forst., P. maderaspatensis L., P. reticulatus Poir.,...

The study was conducted to investigate the in vitro anti-glycation activity of Phyllanthus amarus plant extract. above has been used for centuries its useful health benefits variety inflammatory diseases. In current study, antioxidant, metal chelating and ferric ion reducing antiglycation property studied polysaccharides isolated from At 25 μg/mL sugar concentration Vitamin C, gave 57 % 65 inhi...

The curative parts of medicinal plants are not simply its woody stem or its leaves but the number of chemical compounds (phytoconstituents) it produces and uses for its own growth like flavonoids, alkaloids, gum, mucilage, protein, carbohydrate etc. The genus Phyllanthus is widely used in medicine but still lot of work left to explore this genus. So the species, Phyllanthus emblica which is wid...

The present study was conducted to explore the adipogenic potential and glucose uptake stimulatory activity of Phyllanthus emblica and Tinospora cordifolia using 3T3L1 fibroblast cell line as pre-adipocytes.The plant extracts were substituted for insulin in the Insulin-IBMX-DEX cocktail used for differentiation of pre-adipocytes. The degree of differentiation of these plants was assessed by Oil...

BACKGROUND Obesity and overweight are consistently associated with metabolic disorders including hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia. Herbal medicines have been currently suggested as an alternative source of potentially useful antihyperglycemic, antihyperlipidemic, antioxidant activities. The objective of this study was to assess the in vitro inhibitory effects of eleven herbal medicines on carbo...

BACKGROUND Phyllanthus amarus (PA) is a herbal plant containing antioxidant compounds that scavenge free radicals. The reduced oxidative stress may decrease muscle damage leading to early recovery from muscle soreness. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of PA powder on oxidative stress, muscle damage, leukocyte counts, inflammation, and muscle soreness after a single bout of high-intensit...