Ethanol extracts of twenty Southern African plants were prepared and tested for their in
vitrocytotoxic activity against various cancerous and non-cancerous cell lines. The …

Background: Cancer is a major cause of death worldwide. Limitations of current cancer
therapies necessitate the search for new anticancer drugs. Plants represent an …

Background: Medicinal plants are regarded as a large source of phytochemicals that may
have anticancer properties. This could lead to the development of innovative drugs or …

Several chemotherapeutic agents have been associated with cancer treatment but with
numerous adverse effects. In this study, the cytotoxic and antioxidant effects of methanol …

Background: Increased exposure to pathogens and free radicals contributed to the high
incidence and mortality rate of various cancers in Nigeria and globally. Promotion of scienti c …

Background: The claim of using medicinal plants in treating cancer without scientific proof is
on the rise in the north east region of Nigeria, perhaps it is due to the perceived increase in …

Natural products from plants are rich sources of chemical diversity and most of the
pharmacologically active principles currently used as drugs, including anticancer agents are …

Twenty plants belonging to 6 families were collected from different areas in Egypt. These
plants yielded 25 methanol extracts and were tested for their free radical scavenging activity …

Objective To obtain a scientific basis of the use of plant-derived preparations by many rural
people in Cameroon, for their primary health care needs in the treatment of diseases such …

The aim of this study was to determine the anticancer, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and
antiviral activities of traditionally used medicinal plants. The extracts were tested for …