medicinal plants ↔ cytotoxicity

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Medicinal plants are linked to cytotoxicity as they are the source of bioactive compounds like alkaloids and terpenes that exhibit cytotoxic effects [1], and their potential for this activity is a subject of scientific evaluation [2] [3].

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Phytobioactive compounds as therapeutic agents for human ... onlinelibrary.wiley.com Wiley 1 fact

claimPolyphenols, alkaloids, terpenes, and polysaccharides isolated from medicinal plants exhibit antioxidant, anticancer, cytotoxic, and anti-inflammatory biological activities.

Pharmacological Uses of New Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal ... ouci.dntb.gov.ua Bhanumati Sarkar, Paramita Biswas, Suman Adhikari · International Academic Publishing House (IAPH) 1 fact

referenceTiwary et al. (2015) evaluated the in vitro cytotoxic activity of ethno-pharmacologically important plants from the Darjeeling district of West Bengal against human cancer cell lines, published in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Medicinal Plants and their Traditional Uses - Open Access Pub openaccesspub.org Open Access Pub 1 fact

referenceKuete V, Seo E J, Krusche B, Oswald M, and Wiench B published 'Cytotoxicity and pharmacogenomics of medicinal plants from traditional Korean medicine' in Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine in 2013.