Uses

Uses

    • It has been reported to exhibit a marked anti hepatitis-B virus antigen activity both in in-vitro studies.

    • Further more, the plant has been reported to possess anti bacterial, anti crustacean, anti fungal and anti viral activities.

    • Besides this property, it also has shown to possess anticarcinogenic and antimutagenic activity both in vivo and in vitro condition.

    • P. amarus increased the activity of various antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione-S-transferase (GSC) glutathione peroxidase (GPX) and glutathione reductase (GR), both in blood and tissue.
    • P. amarus has therapeutic potential for treating Hepatitis B virus by inhibiting the polymerase activity and decreased episomal DNA content. P. amarus suppressed the mRNA transcription in Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and exhibited therapeutic potential in chronic HBV carriers.

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