Role of Medicinal Plants in Cancer Treatment- A Review

Andalamala Venkata Ramanamma^*, Mamuduru Penchala Vijaykumar, Dr. P. Venkatesh
Jagan’s College of Pharmacy, Jangala Kandriga, Muthukur, SPSR Nellore-524348.

A B S T R A C T
India is a peninsula of herbal hub, in which Siddha system of medicine has flourished as an enlightment in the field of Medicine. Currently medicinal plants have become the paramount source of drug discovery in research for treating diverse form of diseases including Cancer. Currently medicinal plants have become the paramount source of drug discovery in research for treating diverse form of diseases including Cancer. This article reveals a detailed review of ethno medicinally important plants in cancer from Indian medicinal plants which will be useful to treat various types of cancer. It will be helpful to explore the medicinal value of the plants and for the new drug discovery from them for the researchers and scientists around the globe.
Keywords: Cancer, Medicinal plants, bioactive compounds, Anticancer