Medicinal plants commonly used against cancer in traditional medicine formulae in Sri Lanka

Cancer is a global burden. In low- and middle-income countries around 70% of deaths are due to cancer. For a number of years natural products have been a good source of agents for combatting cancer and plants have played a huge role in anti-cancer product development. For many centuries, indigenous...

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Main Authors:	Anchala I. Kuruppu, Priyani Paranagama, Charitha L. Goonasekara
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2019-05-01
Series:	Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319016419300271

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spelling	doaj-a8b9fe7e598d463cae665a1555f512162020-11-25T00:02:24ZengElsevierSaudi Pharmaceutical Journal1319-01642019-05-01274565573Medicinal plants commonly used against cancer in traditional medicine formulae in Sri LankaAnchala I. Kuruppu0Priyani Paranagama1Charitha L. Goonasekara2Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka; Department of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka; Corresponding authors at: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, Department of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka (A.I. Kuruppu) and Department of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka (C. L. Goonasekara).Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka; Institute of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri LankaDepartment of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka; Corresponding authors at: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, Department of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka (A.I. Kuruppu) and Department of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka (C. L. Goonasekara).Cancer is a global burden. In low- and middle-income countries around 70% of deaths are due to cancer. For a number of years natural products have been a good source of agents for combatting cancer and plants have played a huge role in anti-cancer product development. For many centuries, indigenous cultures around the world have used traditional herbal medicine to treat a myriad of diseases including cancer. In Sri Lanka, a number of plants have been reported to have anti-cancer properties and some of the commonly used plants are described in this review with an account of their compounds and modes of action. Only a small number of the plants in Sri Lanka have been tested for their bioactivity and more research is required to determine their medicinal activity with the aim of developing novel drugs to fight this disease. Keywords: Plants with anti-cancer properties, Traditional medicine, Cancerhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319016419300271
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author	Anchala I. Kuruppu Priyani Paranagama Charitha L. Goonasekara
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author_facet	Anchala I. Kuruppu Priyani Paranagama Charitha L. Goonasekara
author_sort	Anchala I. Kuruppu
title	Medicinal plants commonly used against cancer in traditional medicine formulae in Sri Lanka
title_short	Medicinal plants commonly used against cancer in traditional medicine formulae in Sri Lanka
title_full	Medicinal plants commonly used against cancer in traditional medicine formulae in Sri Lanka
title_fullStr	Medicinal plants commonly used against cancer in traditional medicine formulae in Sri Lanka
title_full_unstemmed	Medicinal plants commonly used against cancer in traditional medicine formulae in Sri Lanka
title_sort	medicinal plants commonly used against cancer in traditional medicine formulae in sri lanka
publisher	Elsevier
series	Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal
issn	1319-0164
publishDate	2019-05-01
description	Cancer is a global burden. In low- and middle-income countries around 70% of deaths are due to cancer. For a number of years natural products have been a good source of agents for combatting cancer and plants have played a huge role in anti-cancer product development. For many centuries, indigenous cultures around the world have used traditional herbal medicine to treat a myriad of diseases including cancer. In Sri Lanka, a number of plants have been reported to have anti-cancer properties and some of the commonly used plants are described in this review with an account of their compounds and modes of action. Only a small number of the plants in Sri Lanka have been tested for their bioactivity and more research is required to determine their medicinal activity with the aim of developing novel drugs to fight this disease. Keywords: Plants with anti-cancer properties, Traditional medicine, Cancer
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319016419300271
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Medicinal plants commonly used against cancer in traditional medicine formulae in Sri Lanka

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