Phyllanthus niruri -An Important Medicinal Plant:

A Review of its Folklore Medicine and Traditional Uses

Goli Venkateshwarlu¹, Ragya Eslavath¹, Santhosh Anasuri¹, Gutha Suma¹, Kasireddy Swapna¹,Ramesh²

¹Venkateshwara Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cherlapally, Nalgonda, A.P

²Annamacharya College of Pharmacy, Boinpally, Rajampeta, Kadapa, AP

*Corresponding Author E-mail: venkipharma75@gmail.com

ABSTRACT:

Ancient days peoples are purely depends on herbal drugs. Why because at that time allopathic drugs are not available for peoples. Now a days both ayurveda and allopathic drugs are used. Some chronic diseases are completely not eradicated by allopathic drugs. For this reason ayurvedic drugs are more preferred than allopathic drugs. In India 3000 plants used for the medicinal value. In general 6000 medicinal plants in India are in use in traditional, folklore and used as a herbal medicine. This article aims to provide a comprehensive review in ayurveda in the pharmacological aspects of Phyllanthus niruri. Specifically this plant fruit used in the treatment of jaundice and other diseases like white, jaundice, white discharge, eye diseases over bile secretion, hiccups, cough, fever, wound healing and skin diseases are controlled by these plant.

KEYWORDS: medicinal plant, Phyllanthus niruri, a pharmacological activity.

INTRODUCTION:

Herbs have always been the principal form of medicine in India. Medicinal plants have curative properties due to the presence of various complex chemical substances of different composition, which are found as secondary plant metabolites in one or more parts of these plants .this Phyllanthus niruri used in various kinds of diseases.

Skin diseases[1-2]:

Phyllanthus niruri, Eclipta alba, Gentiana kurroo, Valeriana wallichii all four plants are dried in shade condition and grind to collect the powder .one spoon full powder mixture is placed in glass of water and boiled it. Then filter it and to that filtrate add one spoon honey such medicated mixture is orally take daily morning and evening consumed it.

Only phyllanthus plant completely crushed to collect the juice and such juice is applied on infected area then it eradicate the chronic skin diseases.

Jaudice[3-4]:

Only phyllanthus plant is crushed to collect juice then mixed with zinger powder. Such mixture is daily one time consumed orally up to one weak with butter rice.

White discharge[5]:

Phyllanthus plant root and rice washing water placed in grinder and grind it .then filter the paste and collect the filtrate to this add one spoon honey with duranta. Daily morning and evening up to three days continue it and eradicate diseases.

Eye diseases[6-]:

Phyllanthus plant root mixed with female goat urine and prepare the paste. Then dried in shade condition. After drying of paste at bed time little amount of paste is rubbed on stone and collect the medicament applied in eyes and eye errors are completely eradicated

Hicups[7]:

Phyllanthus leaves are crushed it. Then collect the juice and from that juice place the drops in nostrils after inhaling with amazing hiccups and cough completely vanished out.

Wound healing activity[8]:

Phyllanthus plant leaves are crushed it. Then filter the paste collect juice. To the juice add turmeric powder, after that mixture was applied on wound areas and trauma site, this prevent sepsis formation and wound sites completely dried.

Mensural pains[9]:

Phyllanthus plant is crushed to collect juice and add the pepper powder after that daily consume that juice relieve the menstrual pains.

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Received on 02.05.2014 Accepted on 20.05.2014

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