Over 2 million Americans are currently living with prostate cancer. Current chemotherapeutic
strategies are only partially effective in controlling the disease. There is always a need for an
effective newer drug for treating prostate cancer. Use of active principles from medically
important herbs has proven to be effective in treating various forms of cancers. Glycyrrhizin,
a triterpene compound isolated from roots of licorice has been found to exhibit potent in vitro
cytotoxic activity against several human cancer cell lines. In this study, we evaluated the …

Over 2 million Americans are currently living with prostate cancer. Current treatment
strategies are inefficient in controlling the disease. This has made it necessary to identify
newer strategies for treating prostate cancer. Use of active principles from medically
important herbs has proven to be effective in treating various forms of cancers. Glycyrrhizin,
a triterpene compound isolated from roots of licorice is shown to exhibit potent in vitro
cytotoxic activity against several human cancer cell lines. No information is available for …