Cytotoxic Constituents from the Rhizomes of Curcuma zedoaria

Curcuma zedoaria also known as Temu putih is traditionally used in food preparations and treatment of various ailments including cancer. The cytotoxic activity of hexane, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, methanol, and the methanol-soxhlet extracts of Curcuma zedoaria rhizomes was tested on two human...

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Main Authors: Omer Abdalla Ahmed Hamdi, Syarifah Nur Syed Abdul Rahman, Khalijah Awang, Norhanom Abdul Wahab, Chung Yeng Looi, Noel Francis Thomas, Sri Nurestri Abd Malek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/321943