Cancer, Ethnobotany and In vitro Cytotoxicity Assays

Authors:

Dragoeva APD*

Volume 2, Issue 4

Abstract

Cancer is a major health problem worldwide. In recent years a lot of studies are focused on preliminary screening of plant extracts for their cytotoxic effect on human cancer cells. This brief review summarizes some of them [1-10]. Chosen studies share similar distinctiveness:

 Medicinal plants wеre selected on the basis of their ethnomedicinal uses;

 Native and endemic species from geographical regions which possess a great diversity of species have been elected;

 Whole plant extracts have been tested;

 Anticancer potential of plant extracts was investigated in vitro;

 The results illustrate the value of preference based on the traditional knowledge.

Keywords:

Cancer; Ethnobotany; In vitro Cytotoxicity Assays

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