TAXUS BACCATA (STHAUNEYA): POTENTIAL ANTICANCEROUS MEDICINAL PLANT – A REVIEW
Rajput S.*, Chaubey S. and Singh R.
ABSTRACT
Cancer is a serious public health concern all over the world due to a lack of traditional treatments and the harsh side effects of chemotherapy. It is the second greatest cause of death in the world, following heart disorders. Medicinal plants have been used to treat a wide range of ailments since ancient times. Natural products are critical in the fight against cancer and provide a valuable resource for the creation and testing of new therapeutic treatments. This review explains an overview of potential therapeutic effect of Taxus baccata (Sthauneya) as anticancer plants. Peclitaxel, an active chemical identified in taxus sp., is important for its capacity to cure various tumors. PTX and its variants are effective against a variety of cancer cell lines.
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