
Figure 1: Phyllanthus muellerianus (Kuntze) Excell (Phyllanthanceae) Photograph by: Marco Schmidt; African plants - A Photo Guide
Number |
Compounds |
References |
1. |
(E)-Geranyl acetone |
[25] |
2. |
(E)-α-Ionone |
[25] |
3. |
(E)-β-Ionone |
[25] |
4. |
1-Hexadecene |
[25] |
5. |
1-Octadecene |
[25] |
6. |
1-Tetradecene |
[25] |
7. |
1β,22β-Dihydroxyfriedelin |
[15] |
8. |
22β-Hydroxyfriedel-1-ene |
[15] |
9. |
3,5-Dicaffeoylquinic acid |
[28,29] |
10. |
3-Friedelanone |
[29,30] |
11. |
4-Terpineol |
[25] |
12. |
Acorenone |
[25] |
13. |
Alkaloids |
[30-32] |
14. |
Anthraquinones |
[30-32] |
15. |
Astragalin |
[29,33] |
16. |
Bis(2-ethylicosyl)phthalate |
[30] |
17. |
Bis(2-ethyloctyl)phthalate |
[30] |
18. |
Caffeic acid |
[29,33] |
19. |
Caffeoylmalic acid |
[29,33] |
20. |
Cardiac glycosides |
[28] |
21. |
Caryophyllene oxided |
[25] |
22. |
Chlorogenic acid |
[29,33] |
23. |
Citronellal |
[25] |
24. |
Citronellol |
[25] |
25. |
Corilagin |
[29,33] |
26. |
E-caryophyillene |
[25] |
27. |
E-isoelemicin |
[25] |
28. |
Flavonoids |
[30-32] |
29. |
Furosin |
[27] |
30. |
Gallic acid |
[29,33] |
31. |
Geraniin |
[29,33,35] |
32. |
Geraniol |
[25] |
33. |
Hexahydrofarnesyl acetoned |
[25] |
34. |
Humulene epoxide II |
[25] |
35. |
Inremedeol |
[25] |
36. |
Isocaryophyllened |
[25] |
37. |
Isoquercitrin |
[29,33] |
38. |
Lignans |
30-32 |
39. |
Limonened |
[25] |
40. |
Linalool |
[25] |
41. |
Methyl gallate |
[33] |
42. |
Mustakone |
[25] |
43. |
neo-Intermedeol |
[25] |
44. |
Neophytadiene I |
[25] |
45. |
n-Heptadecane |
[25] |
46. |
n-Pentadecane |
[25] |
47. |
Pentadecanald |
[25] |
48. |
Phenols |
[34] |
49. |
Phenylethyl alcohol |
[25] |
50. |
Quercitrin |
[29,33] |
51. |
Sabinene |
[25] |
52. |
Saponins |
[30-32] |
53. |
Spathulenol |
[25] |
54. |
Tannins |
[30-32] |
55. |
Tetradecanal |
[25] |
56. |
Tetradecanoic acid |
[25] |
57. |
Thujopsan-2-α-ol |
[25] |
58. |
Triterpenes |
[34] |
59. |
α-cadinol |
[25] |
60. |
α-Copaene |
[25] |
61. |
α-Humulene |
[25] |
62. |
β-Caryophyllene |
[25] |
63. |
γ-Eudesmol |
[25] |
64. |
δ-Cadinene |
[25] |
65. |
β-Sitosterol |
[30] |
66. |
3-O-Methylellagic acid 3'-O-α-L-rhamnopyronoside |
[36] |
67. |
1-O-galloyl-6-O-luteoyl-α-D-glucopyranoside |
[36] |
Table 1: The compounds isolated from Phyllanthus muellerianus
Indication |
Parts |
Region |
References |
Wound healing |
Aerial parts |
Ghana |
[33,38,39] |
|
Stem bark |
Cameroun |
[34] |
|
Leaves |
Nigeria, Sierra leone, Cameroun |
[31,33] |
|
Twigs |
Ghana |
[38] |
|
Leaves and stem bark |
Nigeria |
[32] |
Menstural disorder |
Leaves |
Nigeria |
[31,,33] |
|
|
Ghana, Cameroun and Sierra leone |
[31,33] |
|
Twigs |
Ghana |
[39] |
Tetanus |
Stem bark |
Cameroun |
[34] |
Pain |
Oil and Leaf Twig |
Nigeria Ghana |
[25,40] |
Jaundice |
Twig and shoot |
Nigeria |
[28] |
Paralysis |
Twig |
Ghana |
[39] |
Epilepsy |
Twig |
Ghana |
[41] |
Dysentry |
Leaf |
Nigeria |
[42,43] |
|
Root |
Ghana |
[26,37] |
Constipation |
Leaf |
Nigeria |
[43] |
Fever |
Leaf |
Côte d'Ivoire, Zimbabwe, Nigeria |
[38,44] |
|
Root |
Nigeria |
[44] |
Malaria |
Whole plant |
Africa |
[45] |
Skin infection |
Leaf |
Sierra leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroun |
[28,31] |
Bronchitis |
Leaf |
India |
[46] |
Urethral discharge |
Leaf |
India |
[46] |
Sinusitis |
Leaf |
Cameroun |
[17,18] |
Table 2: Ethnomedicinal uses of Phyllantus muellerinus
Figure 1: Phyllanthus muellerianus (Kuntze) Excell (Phyllanthanceae) Photograph by: Marco Schmidt; African plants - A Photo Guide
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