Useful Anti-Cancerous & Anti-tumorous Asian medicinal Plants (Taxus baccata L. or Taxus baccata Thunb., Catharanthus roseus(L.) G. Don, Annona muricata L.)

Abstract

Cancer is one of the harmful leading causes of death worldwide. Several synthetic agents have been used to cure the disease but they have their adverse side effects, low-hilling potential and toxicity.Present Article reviewed three important medicinal plants i.e.- Taxus baccata L. Or Taxus baccata Thunb., Catharanthus roseus(L.) G.Don and Annona muricata L. which traditionally used since ancient time for the treatment and prevention of Cancer and Tumor in Sothern, Northern-east and Himalayan region of India. Having active phytochemical constitutents Taxanes- Alkaloids(Taxol and Taxotere), Larotaxel,nab-Paclitaxel present in T. baccata L. Or T.baccata Thunb. and Vinca-Alkaloid as Vinblastine, Vincristine, Vinorelbine, Vinflunine, catharanthine and vindoline alkaloids in Catharanthus roseus(L.) G.Don, as well as Muricin J, Muricin K, Muricin L, Cinnamic acid derivative, Coumaric acid hexose, Annomuricin A, Annomuricin B, Annomuricin C, Annomuricin E, Annomutacin, Annhexocin, Muricatocin A, Muricatocin B, Muricatocin C, Giganletronenin, Annonacin A, Annopentocin A, Annopentocin B, Annopentocin C etc. present in A muricata L. This report also revealed the ethno-botanicaly and biological activities of active principles of these plants that will help in noval drug discovery, noval new active phytochemical constituents of anti-cancer and anti-tumor formulations and development of pharmacopial standareds.