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Introduction of Cancer Agents of Natural Origin
Introduction of Cancer Agents of Natural Origin
Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or
spread to other parts of the body.
1- Aglaia foveolata
Family: Meliaceae
Uses:
Reference:
DeVita VT, Hellman S, Rosenberg SA, editors. Cancer: Principles and Practice of
Oncology. 8. Lippincott-Williams & Wilkins; Philadelphia: 2008.
2-Lippia
Family: Verbenaceae
flavone
flavanones,
Uses:
Cytotoxic&Antitumor
Anti-inflammatory&Antinociceptive
Antioxidant&Antibacterial
Fungicidal&Leishmanicidal
Reference:
Common Name:Toki
Family: Apiaceae
Uses:
It is used for:
Epstein–Barr cancer
skin(mice)
Heartburn
Insonomia
Arthritis
Reference: Plants that Fight for Cancer Edited by Spiridon E. Kintzios and Maria G.
Barberaki
Graviola
Family: Annonaceae
Uses:
Widely use in the treatment of cancer as this drug is effective in cancer cell killing.
Antibacterial
Antioxidant
Antiinflammatory
Reference: Plants that Fight for Cancer Edited by Spiridon E. Kintzios and Maria G.
Barberaki