SPECIES
Phyllanthus amarus
FAMILY
Phyllanthaceae
COUNTRY OF COLLECTION
Ivory coast
PART USED
Leaves
EXTRACTION METHOD
Maceration
SOLVENT(S) USED
70% ethanol
SECONDARY METABOLITES / PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION
Alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins (geraniin, corilagin, 1,6-digalloylglucopyranoside rutin, quercetin-3-O-glucopyranoside, amarulone, phyllanthusiin D and amariin), lignans (niranthin, nirtetralin, phyltetralin, hypophyllanthin, phyllanthin, demethylenedioxy-niranthin, 5-demethoxy-niranthin, isolintetralin), polyphenolic compounds, tetracyclic triterpenoids
ANTIMICROBIAL ASSAY METHODS
Proportion method
EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUE
in-vitro
ACTIVITY/MIC (µg/ml)
32000
LINK TO REFERENCE
26779539
LINKS TO PLANT DATABASES
https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.upwta.2_233
REFERENCE
Tsouh Fokou, P. V., Nyarko, A. K., Appiah-Opong, R., Tchokouaha Yamthe, L. R., Ofosuhene, M., & Boyom, F. F. (2015). Update on Medicinal Plants with Potency on Mycobacterium ulcerans. BioMed Research International, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/917086