Abstract
Elucidation of Anticancerous Potential of Plant Extracts Against Cervical Cancer
Highlights
A human adult consists of about 1015 cells; which divide and differentiate in order to refurbish organs and tissues [1]
Various types of synthetic drugs are being added to this new world of health care, but still no system of medicine in the world is there that can solve all the health problems
Many plant-derived and natural products are being tested for their anti-cancerous activities
Summary
A human adult consists of about 1015 cells; which divide and differentiate in order to refurbish organs and tissues [1]. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy, the conventional cancer treatments used nowadays, are expensive and cause many side effects, including such minor ones like vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, and major ones such as myelosuppression, neurological, cardiac, pulmonary and renal toxicity. 60% of drugs currently used for cancer treatment have been isolated from natural products and the plant kingdom has been the most significant source. These include Vinca alkaloids, Taxus, diterpenes, Camptotheca alkaloids, Saffron, Bonellia albeflora etc. The pro-oxidant activity is the major reason for obstructing the growth factors related to different signaling pathways that initiates cancer Usually these kind of plant extracts helps for dispatching the apoptosis in cervical cancer cell.
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