Abstract

PHYLLANTHUS ACIDUS: A BRIEF REVIEW

Vaishnavi T.*, Ashoka Shenoy M., Karunakar Hegde and Shabaraya A. R.

ABSTRACT

Phyllanthus acidus is a fruit plant from Indonesia, commonly known as gooseberry, which belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family. It is rich in phyto-constituents such as ascorbic acid, gallic acid, tartaric acid, tannin, saponin, phytosterols, etc. It has been shown to have a series of pharmacological actions such as antioxidant, lipid lowering, anti-asthmatic, hepatoprotective, anticancer, antibacterial, etc. Most of these species used in India have a useful role in Ayurveda to treat digestive, respiratory and skin diseases. The main role of this review is to accumulate and organize articles on Phyllanthus acidus and its proven pharmacological action and mechanism of action.

Keywords: Phyllanthus acidus; antioxidant; hepatoprotective; analgesic; alzhimmers; CNS depressant; antipyretic; anti-diarrheal.