Phyllanthus amarus (PA) is a small herb indigenous to Amazon Basin .It is well known for its medicinal properties and widely used by oriental countries. It is reported to contain lignans,alkaloids,flavonoids,galloatnoids ,glycosides and alkaloids. It possesses antiviral, antiparasitic, antimalarial, antimicrobial, anticancerous, anti-diabetic and anti-Cholesterol agents. It acts on kidney stone...

Use of herbal drugs in the treatment of liver diseases has a long tradition, especially in Eastern medicine. Standardization has been a problem, and randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials to support efficacy are lacking. Some herbal extracts promoted for gastrointestinal or biliary disorders contain potent hepatotoxic alkaloids and are harmful. However, some of these extracts have yield...

A novel protocol for production of multiple shoot tip clumps of Keelar nelli (Phyllanthus amarus Schum. & Thom.) were developed in vitro from shoot tip explants cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium containing only BAP or BAP with NAA, 3% sucrose and 0.8% agar. The addition of the following combination of growth substances 0.1mgLBAP and 0.05mgLNAA, caused an extensive proliferation of mul...

We reported earlier on our preliminary study of the radioprotective effect of Phyllanthus amarus (P.amarus) in mice. P.amarus was found to inhibit the myelosuppression and elevated the levels of antioxidant enzymes in the blood and liver. In the present study we have evaluated the protective effect of P.amarus against radiation-induced changes in the intestine and mouse chromosomal damage. P.am...

Phyllanthus amarus Schum. and Thonn., a widely distributed annual medicinal herb has a long history of use in the traditional system of medicine for over 2000 years. However, the lack of genomic data for P. amarus, a non-model organism hinders research at the molecular level. In the present study, high-throughput sequencing technology has been employed to enhance better understanding of this he...

BACKGROUND Methylglyoxal (MG) is one of the most reactive glycating agents, which result the formation of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) that have been implicated in the progression of age-related diseases. Inhibition of MG-induced AGE formation is the imperative approach for alleviating diabetic complications. The objective of this study was to investigate the MG-trapping abilities of ...

to treat a variety of malignacies, such as leukemias, breast and ovarian cancer, and Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The major limitation of clinical use is the development of cardiotoxicity. The adverse effects are dose dependent and can vary from transient electrocardiographic abnormalities to cardiomyopathy and heart failure. Recent studies have suggested that the mechanism of DOX-induced ...