Importance and chemical composition

Importance and chemical composition

    • The WHO puts that, about 400 million of Hepatitis – B carriers are present all over the world.

    • In India alone, 42 million people are Hepatitits –B carriers.

    • As most of the carriers in the developing countries are dependent of traditional system of medicine which rely on plants mainly Phyllanthus amarus, which is known popularly known as “Bhumyamalaki” in the Indian system of medicine.

    • t is traditionally being used in the treatment of variety of ailments including Hepatic disorder.

    • This fascinating plant belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae possess various group of organic compounds.

    • Out of these, the main components are lignans like Phyllanthin and hypophyllanthin.

    • The name phyllanthus means ‘leaf and flower’ because the flowers, as well as the fruits are borne on the same axil.

    • The genus Phyllanthus has a long history of use in the treatment of liver, kidney and bladder problems, diabetes and intestinal parasites.

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