ANTICANCER HERBS AND PHYTOCONSTITUENTS FROM NATURE: A SHORT REVIEW
AbstractCancer is a disease of cells where uncontrolled proliferation occurs leading to death of the incumbent. There is no effective vaccine for prevention and prophylaxis of cancer. Currently available anticancer allopathic drugs have a lot of disadvantages including frequent recurrence of the disease. In this perspective, nature could be a good alternative source of anticancer herbs and phytoconstituents that may prevent the proliferation of cells and even cure the cancer. This review summaries such herbs and phytoconstituents that could give good preventive and prophylactic effect as anticancer medication.
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English
IJP
Md. Shah Amran
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh.
amranms@du.ac.bd
27 July 2024
23 August 2024
28 August 2024
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.IJP.11(8).421-25
31 August 2024