Phyllanthin found in many Phyllanthus species has various biochemical and pharmacological properties especially on its antioxidative and hepatoprotective effects.

Phyllanthin is a major bioactive lignan component often extracted from the species, P. amarus (Schum. et Thonn).

It has been fully characterised (Hanh et al., 2014).

References

Hanh, N.D., Sinchaipanid, N., Mitrevej, A. (2014) Physicochemical characterization of phyllanthin from Phyllanthus amarus Schum. et Thonn. Drug Dev. Ind. Pharm. 40(6) pp. 793-802 PMID: 23594304 DOI: 10.3109/03639045.2013.788010