Phyllanthus Genus: A Comprehensive review article

Authors

  • Arpit Kumar Sharma
  • Harishchandra Verma
  • Sumit Durgapal

Keywords:

Phyllanthus, HIV replication, cytotoxic, Urinaria, Fluitans, antimicrobial activity

Abstract

Different types of plants such as Phyllanthus amarus, Phyllanthus Fluitans, Phyllanthus Nilruri, Phyllanthus Urinaria, Phyllanthus emblica, Phyllanthus Reticulatus and Phyllanthus Fraternus comes under the Phyllanthus Genus. Mostly plants shown the different types of biological activities such as antioxidant, Cytotoxic, antispasmodic, pain reliever, anti inflammatory, Liver protective, Detoxification, lipid lowering, antifertility, antimicrobial, anticancer, Immunomodulator, antiviral, antiulcer, nematocidal activity and as HIV replication inhibitor. Above newly discovered plant has been showed much potent activity and this activity in beneficial for human being but Phyllanthus Fluitans is still a new discovered plant that has not been given any activity record

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2025-07-07

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Sharma AK, Verma H, Durgapal S. Phyllanthus Genus: A Comprehensive review article. J Neonatal Surg [Internet]. 2025Jul.7 [cited 2025Oct.14];14(32S):3934-40. Available from: https://jneonatalsurg.com/index.php/jns/article/view/8050

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