Abstract
Cancer is becoming a high-profile disease throughout the world and for its treatment most prevalent technique is chemotherapy which has its limitations due to many toxic or side effects on healthy or non-cancerous body parts. Therefore, there is a demand for alternative and supportive anticancer agents for treatments which are naturally-derived with minimal side effects. This review paper highlights the therapeutic importance, safety, and efficacy of the Laxmi Taru along with their active constituents used either as single plant-decoctions, extracts, or in combinations especially in some traditional herbal medicines. World Health organization (WHO) is promoting this concept as ‘Save plants to save lives.’ Among the key health issues, WHO have also said that, cancer is the second leading cause of death globally. The plethora of secondary metabolites (therapeutic agents) found in the plant are the rich source to find the alternative safe anti-cancer agents.
Highlights
World Health Organization (WHO) has remarked that cancer is a generic term for a large group of diseases which can affect any part of the body and most common cancers are lung, breast, colorectal, prostate, skin and stomach
The present review emphasize Laxmi Taru for its medicinal and commercial utility based on its vast chemical constituents present in the plant which are
Commercial utility of seeds and fruits of Laxmi Taru The seeds could be used for extracting oil (60-75%) by traditional methods because a grown up tree yields 15 to 30 Kg nutlets which provide 2.5-5 Kg oil and about the same quantity of oilcake
Summary
World Health Organization (WHO) has remarked that cancer is a generic term for a large group of diseases which can affect any part of the body and most common cancers are lung, breast, colorectal, prostate, skin and stomach. This review paper highlights the therapeutic importance, safety, and efficacy of the Laxmi Taru along with their active constituents used either as single plant-decoctions, extracts, or in combinations especially in some traditional herbal medicines. The present review emphasize Laxmi Taru for its medicinal and commercial utility based on its vast chemical constituents present in the plant which are
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