Open AccessHERBS AS ANTICANCER AGENTS
Author(s) -
Raviraja Shetty G.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal on agricultural sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0976-450X
DOI - 10.53390/ijas.v12i2.4
Subject(s) - cancer , cancer therapy , disease , cancer treatment , medicine , intensive care medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , pathology
Cancer is a frightful disease and represents one of the biggest health-care issues for the human race and demands a proactive strategy for cure. Plants are reservoirs for novel chemical entities and provide a promising line for research on cancer. Plants have been used for medical purposes since the beginning of human history and are the basis ofmodern medicine. Most chemotherapeutic drugs for cancer treatment are molecules identified and isolated from plants or their synthetic derivatives. The selected and careful use of this plant may definitely in antiangiogenic therapy and thus in cancer management. Plant derived anticancer agents are effective inhibitors of cancer cells lines, making them in high demand. Exploitation of these agents needs to be managed to keep up with demands and be sustainable. Effort has been made through this review to highlight the role of medicinal plants in cancer therapy.