PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS A GREAT LIVER DRUG.

Phyllanthus amarus is a branching annual glabrous herb 30-60 cm high with slender, spreading leaf-bearing branchlets: leaves numerous, distichous, subsessile, elliptic-oblong, obtuse, base rounded; flowers yellowish, greenish or whitish, axillary, males in groups of 1-3, females solitary; fruits depressed-globose smooth capsules underneath the branches, seeds trigonous, pale brown with longitudinal parallel ribs on the back. The plant is distributed throughout India, as a weed in cultivated and waste lands.

The whole plant is used for the preparation of Homeopathic Mother Tincture. It is highly acclaimed as a liver-remedy. It is clinically observed that Phyllanthus amarus is an very effective drug for viral hepatitis, liver disorders, and for chronic hepatic disorders. It is also a good remedy for hepatitis-B and needs long term use.

Chemical compounds:Phyllanthus amarus contains seco-isolariciresinol trimethyl ether, ent-norsecurinine, seco-4-hydroxylintetralin, hydroxyniranthin, dibenzylbutyrolactone, linnanthin, hypophyllanthin, lintetralin, 4-methoxynorsecurinine etc. Phyllanthus amarus Euphorbiaceae.

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