Botanic, Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Aspects of Phyllanthus Amarus Schum. & Thonn. as Powerful Tools to Improve its Biotechnological Studies

Abstract

Phyllanthus (Euphorbiaceae) is a native genus largely used as antipyretic, antiviral, antidiarrheal, antispasmodic, antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antitumoral, antigenotoxic, antimutagenic, hepatoprotection, hypoglycemic, hypotensive, diuretic, antidiabetic, bactericide. It was also efficient for fighting jaundice, hepadnaviral DNA polymerase, AIDS and kidney disorders [1-10]. Phyllanthus amarus Schum. & Thonn. and Phyllanthus niruri L. have been frequent targets of ethnopharmacological work all over the world, mainly in Brazil, U.S.A, Malaysia, Cuba, Peru, Caribbean, China, Nigeria, Africa and India [8-10]. Despite the large number of literature registers, these species have been published as being synonymous because of their morphological similarities. Phyllanthus species had been botanic approached by using several methodologies in the extended period of 2003 to 2011. Silva et al. [11], pointed out significant differences between P. amarus and P. niruri, collected from Pernambuco state of Brazil. The main differences are indicated on the base, seed and stigma type [11]. Crimson Publishers Wings to the Research Mini Review