Standardisation of phyllantus niruri based on marker compound

Herbal medicine called botanical medicine or phytomedicine refers to using a plant's seeds, berries, roots, leaves, bark, flowers for medicinal purposes. Plants have been used for medicinal purposes long before recorded history. WHO estimated that 80% of people worldwide rely on herbal medicines for some part of their primary health care Herbal medication is said to be more safe and non-toxic.Natural products, such as plants extract, either as pure compounds or as standardised extracts, provide unlimited opportunities for new drug discoveries because of the unmatched availability of chemical diversity. Extraction is the crucial first step in the analysis of plants, because it is necessary to extract the desired chemical components from the plant materials. for further separation and characterisations. Phyllanthus niruri is found in most tropical and subtropical regions, commonly in fields, grasslands and forests.It is a small herb that grows up to 60 cm in height.P. niruri is highly valued in the treatment of liver and kidney stones and has been shown to posses anti-hepatitis B virus surface antigen activity. It has been used to treat jaundice,gonorrhea and frequent menstruation