Phyllanthus acidus

Fig. 93. Phyllanthus acidus. Forest Department herbarium, Brunei. Brun 5171. Geographical localization kedayan, Cheramai. Jalan Muara, South Lumut. In old, secondary forest. 2/3/1959. 

Vongvanich N, Kittakoop P, Kramyu J, Tanticharoen M, Thebtaranonth Y. Phyllan-thusols A and B, cytotoxic norbisabolane glycosides from Phyllanthus acidus Skeels. J Org Chem 2000 65 5420-5423. 

Sengupta P, Mukhopadhyay J. Terpenoids and related compounds—VII triterpenoids of Phyllanthus acidus Skeels. Phytochemistry 1966 5 531-534. 

The structure of amabiose 26, a new disaccharide skeleton obtained from the rhizomes of Hemsleya amabilis, was confirmed by an X-ray crystallographic study <00T7433>. Two highly oxygenated norbisabolane derivatives, namely phyllanthusols A 27 and B 28, have been isolated from the roots of Phyllanthus acidus <00JOC5420>. 

Habib R, Rahman M, Mannan A, Zulfiker AH, Uddin ME, Sayeed MA. Evaluation of antioxidant, cytotoxic, antibacterial potential and phytochemical screening of chloroform extract of Phyllanthus acidus. International Journal of Applied Biology and Pharmaceutical Technology. 2011 2(1) 420-427. 

Sousa M, Ousingsawat J, Seitz R, Puntheeranurak S, Regalado A, Schmidt A, Grego T, Jansakul C, Amaral MD, Schreiber R, Kunzelmann K. 2007. An extract from the medicinal plant Phyllanthus acidus and its isolated compounds induce airway chloride secretion A potential treatment for cystic fibrosis. Mol Pharmacol 71 366-376. 

Phyllanthus acidus (family Euphorbiaceae) This is distributed in the Old and New World tropics. The fruits are acid and are usually processed into jelly and/or sweet dishes. 

OTAHEITE GOOSEBERRY (GOOSEBERRY TREE) Phyllanthus acidus... 

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