SELECTIVE MEDICINAL PLANTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF VARIOUS TYPES OF CANCER: A SHORT REVIEW
Jitumoni Saikia
Department of Life Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Assam, IndiaABSTRACT: Cancer is a deadly disease. Patients seek alternative treatments of cancer because of the high death rate and the adverse side effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Traditional medicine has a long history that begins with the search for botanicals to treat various diseases, including cancer. In the traditional medicinal practice, several plants used to treat diseases have many bio-active compounds with preventive capability. In this short review, we have found 12 medicinal plants with active significant anticancer property as well as their anticancer bio-active compounds. This short review will provide a basic set of information for researchers interested in developing a safe active medicinal herbal-based treatment for cancer. It will be able to give a scientific foundation for the traditional usage of these medicinal plants to treat deadliest cancer.
KEYWORDS: Cancer, Medicinal Plants, Phytochemicals, Cytotoxicity