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<p>Side effects associated with the use of synthetic drugs have led to renewed interest in plants for safer alternatives.&#xa0;<i>Phyllanthus amarus</i>&#xa0;(Schum. and Thonn)&#xa0;is a weed that has, in the past, been considered a waste but has found applications extensively in traditional medicine and has drawn the attention of researchers over time regarding its chemical components. This review study shows the nutritive, elemental composition and explores the frontiers of applications of <i>P. amarus.</i> The plant is a reservoir of diverse phytochemicals&#xa0;including&#xa0;alkaloids, terpenoids, steroids, polyphenolic compounds and lignans&#xa0;that are&#xa0;responsible for various medicinal effects. Several biological activities of the plant, including antidiabetic, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-hepatitis, analgesic, antimicrobial, hepato-protective, anti-plasmodium, and antioxidant, among others, are revealed in this study. The plant is also fast becoming a key instrument in boosting agricultural production, in the removal of pollutants and in the inhibition of corrosion in industrial processes. Overall, <i>Phyllanthus amarus</i> is a weed of great importance that could be a potential nuclei in drug discovery and various industrial processes.</p>

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Review of nutritional component, phytochemistry and applications of Phyllanthus amarus

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    2025年3月8日

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  • Adeola Victoria Falade,
  • Sunday Olusegun Oladoye,
  • Ezekiel Temidayo Ayodele,
  • Adeyemi Ojutalayo Adeeyo

摘要

Side effects associated with the use of synthetic drugs have led to renewed interest in plants for safer alternatives. Phyllanthus amarus (Schum. and Thonn) is a weed that has, in the past, been considered a waste but has found applications extensively in traditional medicine and has drawn the attention of researchers over time regarding its chemical components. This review study shows the nutritive, elemental composition and explores the frontiers of applications of P. amarus. The plant is a reservoir of diverse phytochemicals including alkaloids, terpenoids, steroids, polyphenolic compounds and lignans that are responsible for various medicinal effects. Several biological activities of the plant, including antidiabetic, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-hepatitis, analgesic, antimicrobial, hepato-protective, anti-plasmodium, and antioxidant, among others, are revealed in this study. The plant is also fast becoming a key instrument in boosting agricultural production, in the removal of pollutants and in the inhibition of corrosion in industrial processes. Overall, Phyllanthus amarus is a weed of great importance that could be a potential nuclei in drug discovery and various industrial processes.