the effects of clerodendrum capitatum (willd.) and phyllanthus fraternus (webster) powders were evaluatedin reducing callosobruchus maculatus (f.) and sitophilus zeamais (l.) adult emergence and cowpea and maize seed damage under laboratory conditions. the dried and powdered plant leaves were tested against the virgin weevils by exposing ten unsexed adults to concentration levels of 0, 500, 100...

Phyllanthus niruri L., a well-known medicinal plant, has been used as a folk antitumor remedy in the worldwide scale. However, the antitumor components in P. niruri have not been reported. In order to verify the antitumor components of P. niruri and the plants which have the high content of these components, we isolated the antitumor components with bioguided fraction and isolation, by differen...

Plastid matK and a fragment of the low-copy nuclear gene PHYC were sequenced for 30 genera of Phyllanthaceae to evaluate tribal and generic delimitation. Resolution and bootstrap percentages obtained with matK are higher than that of PHYC, but both regions show nearly identical phylogenetic patterns. Phylogenetic relationships inferred from the independent and combined data are congruent and di...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate anti convulsant effect of aerial parts of Phyllanthus longiflorus (PHL). MATERIALS AND METHOD Methanol extract of aerial parts of PHL (MPHL) was prepared by continuous hot extraction method using Soxhlet apparatus. MPHL at the doses 100, 200 and 400 mg/kg were administered to male albino mice by oral route and the activity was assessed against maximal electro shock (MES)...

Phyllanthus species plants are a rich source of phenolics and widely used due to their medicinal properties. A liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method was developed using high-pressure liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS/MS) for the identification and characterization of quercetin, kaempferol, ellagic a...

Various doses of the aqueous extract of Phyllanthus amarus (AEPA) were investigated for analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities using both thermal and chemical models of pain assessment in rats. The extract caused a significant (P < 0.05) dose related increase inhibition of the carrageenan-induced paw oedema in the rats. The inhibition produced by 200 mg/kg AEPA (70.20%) was significantly hi...

Leafflowers (Phyllanthus; Phyllanthaceae) are engaged in obligate mutualisms with leafflower moths (Epicephala) that actively pollinate leafflowers and consume the developing seeds as larvae. Among >1,000 species of worldwide, however, mutualism is considered to be present only roughly half species. Knowledge on pollination biology remaining critical for understanding origin mutualism, but such...

Oxidative stress is intensely linked with neurodegenerative disorders, especially Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Searching for medicinal plant with the nootropic activity for controling the development and progression of AD has received extensive consideration. The plant Phyllanthus reticulatus (PR) Poir. is known in Bengali as Panjuli belongs to family Euphorbiaceae. Previous studies have shown the...

In view of the growing interest in Phyllanthus niruri, it was felt necessary to undertake a study of the growth cycle of the herb along with qualitative phytochemical observation in terms of active principle, its distribution in different parts of the plant and effect of storage and the active principle. The main purpose of the study was to develop guidelines for cultivation of the plant, rich ...

Phyllanthus niruri L. (Euphorbiaceae) is a well-known hepatoprotective herbal plant. The aim of this study was to investigate the hepatoprotective action of the protein isolate of Phyllanthus niruri (P. niruri) against acetaminophen (APAP) induced hepatotoxicity. Protein isolate of P. niruri was intraperitoneally injected in mice either prior to (preventive) or after the induction of toxicity (...