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Background   Strobilanthes crispus  is a well-known herb in Malaysia with various pharmaceutical properties.  S. crispus  is known to contain several biologically active chemical constituents which are responsible for its pharmaceutical quality.    Methods   Strobilanthes crispus  leaves grown in three different locations in Malaysia [Kelantan (North-east), Selangor (Central), and Penang (North)], were investigated for differences in the content of secondary metabolites [total phenolics content (TPC), total flavonoids content (TFC), and total saponins content (TSC)] as well as for their antioxidant and anticancer properties. Phenolic acids and flavonoids were identified using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC). Ferric reducing antioxidant potential (FRAP) and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assays were used to evaluate the antioxidant activities. The anticancer activity of extracts against HeLa cancer cell line was evaluated using the MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) assay.    Results  Samples from the three different locations when extracted with two solvents (aqueous and ethanol extracts) yielded significantly different results for TPC, TFC, and TSC as well as for antioxidant activity. Aqueous extract of  S. crispus  leaves collected from Kelantan exhibited the highest values: TPC [12.62 mg gallic acid equivalents (GAE)/g dry matter (DM)], TFC (7.44 mg quercetin equivalents (QE)/g DM), TSC (44.7 mg diosgenin equivalents (DE)/g DM), DPPH (73.8 %), and FRAP (267.5 μM of Fe (II)/g) activity with a half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC 50 ) of 44.1 μg/mL compared to the extracts of leaves collected from the other two locations. The most important secondary metabolites identified in this study, based on concentration, were phenolics classified as followed: caffeic acid>ferulic acid>gallic acid>chlorogenic acid>trans-cinnamic acid; flavonoids: quercetin>rutin>catechin>apigenin>naringenin>kaempferol. Extracts of leaves collected from Kelantan exhibited better anticancer activity against HeLa cancer cell line with an IC 50  of 182.5 μg/mL compared to the extracts of leaves from Selangor (IC 50  = 266.4 μg/mL) and Penang (IC 50  = 331.5 μg/mL) and to tamoxifen (IC 50  = 63.4 μg/mL).  S. crispus  leaves with the highest content of secondary metabolites exhibited the most potent antioxidant and anticancer activity.    Conclusions  Therefore, based on the potent antioxidant and anticancer activity of leaves extracts, it appears that  S. crispus  grown in the North-east of Malaysia (Kelantan) is a potential source of anticarcinogenic therapeutic compounds.

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Phytochemical constituents and biological activities of different extracts of Strobilanthes crispus (L.) Bremek leaves grown in different locations of Malaysia