ANTI CANCER PROPERTIES OF PLANTS PRESENT IN WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA- A MINI REVIEW
AbstractCancer is a fatal disease characterized by the abnormal growth of cells. Various factors cause cancer. Synthetic modern medicines have high toxic effects on other systems of the body such as renal system, circulatory system, etc. To reduce those toxic effects the scientific world is trying to find inhibitors from the herbal sources. Always the plants proved to be effective and efficient in curing fatal diseases. In this review, an attempt has been made to review the some of the medicinal plants such as Allium sativum, Aloe vera, Curcuma longa, Picrorhiza kurroa, Withania somnifera, Ananas cosmosus, Annona squamosa, etc., of about 10 species that have anti-cancerous activity present in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
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V. N. Kadali *, S. R. Pola and B. V. Sandeep
Department of Biotechnology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
venkatanarasimhakadali@gmail.com
29 November 2015
23 January 2016
27 January 2016
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.IJP.3(2).82-86
29 February 2016
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