Abstract

The current state of the art for the use of natural ingredients for cancer therapy is by reviewing the publications and findings associated with cancer research with the employment of flavonoids. Cancer is the most furious disease making fear in the eyes of mankind. Though various treatment methods are prevalent, the patient's choices are shifting from synthetic treatment strategy to the natural ones. The plant-based metabolites are used very often in our life as a food additive and also as a medicine for primary health care. The safety profile and its efficacy add on advantage for the incorporation of the natural products separately or in combination as a remedy for cancer. Flavonoids, the plant-based metabolites are proven for their anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, and anti-cancer properties. Their chemotherapeutic and chemosensitizing power had made it interesting for the researchers to dig more on the health benefits of the flavonoids and incorporating it in a holistic approach, with its natural benefits to relieve the pain and the symptoms of the patient suffering from various medical conditions. The predominant approach for the management of cancer is by following safe and effective treatment modality. In this review, we mentioned the benefits of the flavonoids for the management of various cancers and its potency as a chemotherapeutic agent and as the chemosensitizer. Our mother nature had given remedies to cure various diseases in both human beings and animals by it; we just need to find out the sources and access to them.

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