Phyllanthus amarus苦味叶下珠.pdf

Journal of Ethnopharmacology 138 (2011) 286–313 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Journal of Ethnopharmacology j o u r n a l h o m ep a g e : w w w. elsev /locate/jethpharm Review Phyllanthus amarus: Ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology: A review Jay Ram Patel a , Priyanka Tripathi b,1, Vikas Sharma a , Nagendra Singh Chauhan a , Vinod Kumar Dixit a,∗ a Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar 470003, M.P., India b Shri Ramnath Singh Mahavidyalaya (Pharmacy), Gormi, Bhind 477660, M.P., India a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Ethnopharmacological relevance: Phyllanthus amarus Schum. Thonn. belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae Received 3 March 2011 is a small herb well known for its medicinal properties and widely used worldwide. P. amarus is an Received in revised form important plant of Indian Ayurvedic system of medicine which is used in the problems of stomach, 20 September 2011 genitourinary system, liver, kidney and spleen. It is bitter, astringent, stomachic, diuretic, febrifuge and Accepted 23 September 2011 antiseptic. The whole plant is used in gonorrhea, menorrhagia and other genital affections. It is useful in Available online 29 September 2011 gastropathy, diarrhoea, dysentery, intermittent fevers, ophthalmopathy, scabies, ulcers and wounds.