Abstract
This study reports the antioxidant and anticancer potential of Rhynchosia heynei, a widely used plant in traditional medicine, against various cancerous cell lines. The study found that R. heynei exhibited significant radical scavenging activity, indicating its potential as a natural antioxidant compound to guard against oxidative stress-induced diseases, including cancer. The plant extracts also displayed selective cytotoxicity towards various cell lines, with the most potent cytotoxicity exhibited by the ethanol extract towards the MCF-7 cell line and diethyl ether extract towards the HCT-116 cell line. The hexane extract exhibited substantial cytotoxic activity against HepG2, HCT-116 and L6 cell lines. However, the aqueous extract of R. heynei was the least cytotoxic of all the cell lines employed. Overall, the cytotoxic activity of R. heynei extracts was majorly selective towards MCF-7 and HCT-116. The findings suggest that R. heynei could be a potent natural product for developing anticancer drugs with fewer side effects. Further, in vitro and in vivo studies are required to determine the exact mechanism of action of the plant’s potential anticancer activity.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
