Phyllanthus retusa belongs to family Euphorbiaceous. Phyllanthus retusa is a shrub spreading branches. It grows generally in China, Bhutan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and in India. The folklore medicinal claim of this species was reported to have juice of leaf for pain, skin inflammation, hyperglycemia, diarrhoea and as diuretic. The stem juice is used to treat conjunctivitis. The species is also used to treatment of cirrhosis, flatulence, hyperacidity, tetanus. The Chittagong hill living tribal used the juice of this whole plant for stomachache. Further fruits traditionally used for dysentery, roots for fits and meningitis, twigs for toothache. The present study aimed to bring successive extracts and to explore proximate analysis, preliminary phytochemical screening with thin layer chromatography fingerprints for the presence of water soluble phytochemicals and water insoluble phytochemicals in the leaf. The results obtain for the above studies gives promising results.
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