Phyllanthus amarus Schum. & Thonn. is a medicinal plant belonging to the
family Phyllanthaceae. It is used in Siddha, Homeopathy, Unani and Ayurvedic
medicines. This plant is used for treating skin diseases, diabetes, fever, diarrhea, gastric
problems and migraine. It also acts as an anticonvulsant, anti-inflammatory, analgesic,
antiamnesic, antimicrobial, nephroprotective, antiviral, hepatoprotective, anticancer,
and anti-atherosclerotic agent. It grows as a weed, but because of its high medicinal
value, this plant was propagated in vitro, so as to meet the market demands and for
rapid propagation. In the present review, detailed work done till now is discussed, with
different methods of sterilization, and hormones used for shoot, callus and root
induction.
Keywords: Micropropagation, Phyllanthus amarus, shoot induction, root induction.
