Journal of Global Pharma Technology
Volume 10 Issue 02: (2018) Feb 2018

A review on the role of phytoconstituents in cancer cells

Sasikala Mariyappan (SASTRA UNIVERSITY)
Vignesh Pichaiyan (SASTRA UNIVERSITY)
Sivakumar Ramalingam (SASTRA UNIVERISTY)
Renuka Saravanan (SASTRA UNIVERISTY)



Article Info

Publish Date
16 Feb 2018

Abstract

For centuries, herbs and plants have been used for medicinal purpose and as food as well. This review deals with the phytoconstituents that could be useful in the destruction of cancer cells and in researches dealing with the development of drug molecules for the management of cancer. This review has centered on the action of plants such as Abelmochusmochatus, Adiantummvenusutum, Agelemarmelos, Biorhythms sensitivum, Yemeni plants, Hibiscus cannabinus, Leeaindica, Ginseng root, Cinnamon bark, Aloe vera, Cassia tora, Gmelinaasiatica, Curcumin, Magnolia officinalis, Syzygiumaromaticum, Silybummaianum, Pfaffiapaniculata which serves as anti-cancer agents. A variety of herbal molecules such as Brassinosteroids, Etoposides, Flavonoids, Limonoids, Rosmarinicacid, Polyphenols, Thymoquinone, Paclitaxel, Teniposide, Vinblastine, Vincristine, Paclitaxel, Vinca alkaloid have been identified in different types of herbs and investigation has been carried out successfully against cancer cells. In future, it would be helpful to explore the medicinal value of these plants for the discovery of new drugs by the researchers and scientists across the globe.Keywords: Cancer, Medicinal plants, Phytoconstituents and Chemotherapeutic drugs

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jgpt

Publisher

Subject

Medicine & Pharmacology

Description

ournal of Global Pharma Technology is a monthly, open access, Peer review journal of Pharmacy published by JGPT Journal publishes peer-reviewed original research papers, case reports and systematic reviews. The journal allows free access to its contents, which is likely to attract more readers and ...