Open AccessANTICANCER POTENTIAL OF BAMBUSA BAMBOS LEAF EXTRACTS
Author(s) -
J Muneerudeen,
Himanshu Joshi,
M. P. Gururaja,
Swapna Pv Devi,
P Lekshmi,
J Jipnomon,
C. S. Shastry
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international research journal of pharmacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2230-8407
DOI - 10.7897/2230-8407.04441
Subject(s) - bambusa , traditional medicine , biology , botany , bamboo , medicine
Anti-cancer activities of chloroform and hydro-alcohol leaf extracts of Bambusa bambos was evaluated in vitro using Dalton’s Lymphoma Ascites (DLA) and Ehrlich’s Ascites Carcinoma (EAC) cell lines by Trypan blue dye exclusion method. The chloroform extract exhibited better activity compared to hydro-alcohol extract. Further hemolytic activities of both the extracts were carried out to measure the extent of damage to normal red blood cell membranes. The findings suggested that both the extracts produced no signs of hemolysis indicating that the extracts are not toxic to normal erythrocytes