H Pratima, Anita Shiraguppi, Priyadarshini Joojagar, Kamal Shah, Sudharani S Cheeraladinni, P Shivakumar Singh, Suresh Kumar Mendem, Nagendra Singh Chauhan
The Phyllanthus genus is very important plant traded as a raw herbal medicine in India. Commonly known as 'Bhumyamalaki' (Phyllanthus species) has been used for the prevention and treatment of jaundice. Phyllanthus is rich in diversity of bioactive compounds such as lignans, alkaloids, terpenoids, flavonoids, and tannins. Among some metabolites such as phyllanthin, hypophyllanthin, 8, 9-epoxy brevifolin, brevifolin, quercetin, gallic acid, elagic acid, and brevifolin carboxylate have been shown to have hepatoprotective and antioxidant activity found in this genus...
April 20, 2024: Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology