The present work was designed to evaluate the antimicrobial activities of the ethanol extract of different parts of Phyllanthus niruri (EPN) (Family: Euphorbiaceae). The antimicrobial activity of EPN was determined by the well diffusion method with various gram-positive, gram-negative microorganisms and pathogenic fungus. We have collected medicinally important medicinal plant Phyllanthus nirur...

The present study was aimed at evaluating the antifertility effect of phyllanthus amarus extract in male wistar rats. The body and organ weights, cauda epididymal sperm parameters, serum levels of male reproductive hormones and fructose were assessed. Daily oral doses of the extract were administered to each animal in three different test groups for 28 consecutive days. Results show significant...

plants from the genus phyllanthus like phyllanthus muellerianus have long been used in folk medicine for several ailments including fevers, toothache, dysmenorrhea, anemia and paralysis. despite these folkloric uses, there is little scientific data supporting the use of this plant in the management of pain. the purpose of this study is to evaluate the aqueous extract of the aerial parts of phyl...

The Epiphyllum phyllanthus seeds present high sensitivity to light and their germination can be promoted by dim green safe light through the very low fluence response mediated by phytochrome A. Part of seed population have phytochrome B in active form (Pfr) enough to promote germination in darkness. Seeds of Epiphyllum phyllanthus germinate in a wide temperature range from 10 to 40 °C, reaching...

There is increasing interest in the health and wellness benefits of herbs and botanicals. This is with good reason as they might offer a natural safeguard against the development of certain conditions and be a putative treatment for some diseases. One such area may be the lowering of blood pressure in those where it is elevated (i.e., hypertension). One class of clinical medicines used to lower...

The genus Phyllanthus (family Euphorbiaceae) is considered one of the important medicinal and ornamental plants. A phytochemical analysis of the extracts was performed to search for the active ingredient. Results of the investigation of the hepatoprotective activity of Phyllanthus atropurpureus Boj. Hort. Maurit. revealed that the activities of alcoholic extracts of its aerial parts and roots w...

A simple, precise and rapid high-performance thin-layer chromatographic method has been developed for the estimation of phyllanthin (1) and hypophyllanthin (2), the important lignans of Phyllanthus species, especially Phyllanthus amarus. Separation of 1 and 2 was carried out on silica gel 60 F254 layers eluted with hexane:acetone:ethyl acetate (74:12:8), and the analytes were visualised through...

The plants of the genus Phyllanthus (Euphorbiaceae) have been used as traditional medicinal materials for a long time in China, India, Brazil, and the Southeast Asian countries. They can be used for the treatment of digestive disease, jaundice, and renal calculus. This review discusses the ethnopharmacological, phytochemical, and pharmacological studies of Phyllanthus over the past few decades....