Plants can contain a wide variety of substances with antioxidative properties which are associated with important health benefits. These positive health effects are of great importance at a time when the environment is laden with many toxic substances. Five selected herbal plants namely, Mimosa pudica, Phyllanthus niruri, Ceiba pentandra, Eleusine polydactyla and Trema amboinensi, were chosen f...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is the leading cause for liver disorders and can lead to hepatocellular carcinoma, cirrhosis and liver damage which in turn can cause death of patients. HBV DNA Polymerase is essential for HBV replication in the host and hence is used as one of the most potent pharmacological target for the inhibition of HBV. Chronic hepatitis B is currently treated with nucleo...

The present study was conducted to evaluate the hepatoprotective activity of ethanolic extract of Phyllanthus longiflorus (EEPL) leaf against acetaminophen induced liver damage in Albino rats. The ethanolic extract of Phyllanthus longiflorus (EEPL) (200 and 400mg/kg) was administered orally to the animals with hepatotoxicity induced by acetaminophen (835mg/kg). Silymarin (3mg/kg) was given as r...

2Department of Physiology, School of Pharmaceutical SciencesUniversiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia. A b s t r a c t The purpose of this research was to study of physicochemical properties of the extracts and to develop and validate HPLC method in order to study their solubility in organic and aqueous vehicles and partition coefficients. The physicochemical characteristics suc...

We report here the rediscovery of Phyllanthus itatiaiensis Brade (Phyllanthaceae) after 50 years, as well its occurrence in Minas Gerais State southeastern Brazil. provide a taxonomic diagnosis, situ photographs, distribution map, and reassessment conservation status, which will contribute to our knowledge this rare endemic species ability protect it.

The glycaemic response to 124.5 +/- 9.3 (mean +/- SD) g of pancakes was monitored in 21 non-insulin dependent diabetic (NIDDM) patients while on oral hypoglycaemics, after a 1-week washout period and after a 1-week twice daily treatment with 100 mL of an aqueous extract from 12.5 g of powdered aerial parts of Phyllanthus amarus. After the 1-week washout period, the fasting blood glucose (FBG) a...