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The outstanding health benefits of phyllanthus urinaria

This article includes:

• Health benefits
• Possible side effects
• Choice of use and storage

phyllanthus urinaria is a genus of flowering plants used as herbal medicine. Commonly used in healing in traditional Vietnamese and Chinese medicine, species such as Echinacea emblica, also known as forest tamarind, and Echinacea niruri, have long been considered a medicinal remedy. safe and effective medication for liver disorders and a variety of other medical conditions. 

Dipterocarpus is grown all over the world in tropical and subtropical climates. Available as a functional food, the leaves and roots of the plant can be used to make teas, decoctions, tinctures, and extracts of the medicinal plant that are widely used in medicine today. Diep Ha Chau can also use fresh leaves and buds on the skin to treat sores and rashes.

Note: It is also known by several names as

• Gale
• Plants and leaves
• Seeds under leaves

Health benefits

Phyllanthus extract has been used in traditional Vietnamese and Indian medicine systems for over 2,000 years, where it is thought to be able to prevent or treat a variety of unrelated health conditions. Medicines containing phyllanthus urinaria extract in traditional medicine are widely used to treat liver disorders, the effects of which are due to chlorophyll niruri extract .

Other conditions commonly treated by chlorophyll include:

• Bladder infections
• Diabetes
• Skin diseases
• Heavy menstrual bleeding
• Hepatitis B
• Infectious diarrhea
• Chronic kidney disease
• Skin infections
• Urinary tract infections

The evidence supporting these health claims is generally weak. With that said, there is evidence that chlorophyllum extract can aid in the treatment of certain liver or kidney diseases. Here's what some current research says: 

Liver failure

Scientists have found that certain species of chlorophyll may help prevent inflammation and liver damage. According to a 2012 study in the journal Pharmaceutical Biology, extracts of chlorophyll and phyllanthus were able to protect liver cells (called hepatocytes) from oxidative stress when exposed to hydrogen peroxide for an extended period of time. series of in vitro studies.

The results are supported by a 2017 study published in the journal Nutrients, in which a 50% extract of phyllanthus niruri appeared to halt the progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). ) in mice. Not only was the extract able to normalize liver enzymes, but there were also no signs of fibrosis (scarring) in liver tissue samples. These effects are due to a plant-based polyphenol called phyllanthin, which is found only in the genus Phyllanthus .

Further research is needed to determine whether similar effects can be achieved in humans.

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B is a form of viral hepatitis that can cause inflammation and damage to the liver over the long term. Since the 1990s, studies have suggested that phyllanthus can kill hepatitis B virus (HBV), effectively "curing" people with chronic infections.

Many of these studies have been criticized for including severely infected individuals. In people with acute hepatitis B (meaning they have been recently infected), up to 90% will shed the virus on their own without treatment. 

Only a small number will progress to a chronic hepatitis B virus infection, and some may never have symptoms.

Note: Claims that eucalyptus extract can "cure" or "treat" hepatitis B do not mean that chronic hepatitis B virus infection is not only incurable, but modifiable. in their progression.

This was echoed in a 2011 review in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, in which the investigators asserted that "there is no convincing evidence that cephalosporins, with placebo, benefiting patients with chronic HBV infection." 

Kidney stones

Diep Ha Chau has long been used in alternative medicine to prevent and treat kidney stones (also known as kidney stones). There is some evidence to support this claim.

According to a 2018 study in the Brazilian International Journal of Urology, 56 adults with kidney stones who received a series of intravenous chlorophyllin niruri extract had a 37.5% reduction in the size of the stones after 12 weeks.

Furthermore, the infusion reduced uric acid and urinary oxalate levels that contribute to stone development (suggesting that chlorophyll may also help prevent kidney stones). There is little evidence that chlorophyllin taken by mouth can provide the same effect. 

Cancer

Some scientists believe that the plant has anti-tumor properties, which could one day lead to the development of a new cancer drug. 

A 2010 study published in the journal Phytotherapy Research evaluated the effects of phyllanthus (also known as Indian moringa) extract on human cancer cell lines. In a series of animal and test-tube experiments, scientists reported that extracts of chlorophyll can slow tumor growth by inducing apoptosis (programmed cell death). process) in a variety of cancer cells.

Unlike normal cells that undergo apoptosis (so that old cells can be replaced by new ones), cancer cells are effectively "immortal" and do not undergo apoptosis. .

The results appear to be encouraging, as many plant-based substances can trigger apoptosis in vitro. The herb was able to reduce tumor size by 50% in mice suggesting that it could have real-world applications. More research is needed.