A RECENT REVIEW ON ANTICANCER HERBAL DRUGS

Authors

  • Sonal D. Patil Shellino Education Society’s, Arunamai College of Pharmacy, Mamurabad, Jalgaon. Maharashtra, India

Abstract

Cancer is a leading cause of mortality in the world and it’s the cause of more than 20% of all deaths. Plants are one of the main sources of biologically active ingredients. In the last few decades research has been focused on the use of natural products for cancer therapy. This is due to serious side effects associated with chemotherapy and radiation therapy, many cancer patients seek alternative complementary methods of treatment. In the present review an attempt has been made to study the plants that have been used in the treatment of cancer.

 

KEYWORDS: Cancer, Phytochemical constituents, anticancer plants etc.

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Published

2013-06-30

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 6 (2013)

Section

Articles