Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3830

Table of Content: 3 May, 2015; 9(17)

May 2015

Anti-carcinogenic effects of ethanolic extracts from root and shoot of Lupinus angustifolius on breast carcinoma cell lines MCF-7 and BT20

The identification of medicinal plants and derived natural products for development as anti-cancer agents is of long standing interest. We have investigated the anti-proliferative properties of Lupinus angustifolius on breast cancer and, in particular, whether the extracts of roots and shoots of L. angustifolius can be considered as candidates for primary and secondary cancer prevention. Ethanolic extracts of roots and...

Author(s): Stapel, J., Oppermann, C., Richter, D. U., Ruth, W. and Briese, V.  

May 2015

Antioxidant activity, total phenolic and flavonoids contents in Stachytarpheta cayennensis, (Rich.) Vahl. (Verbenaceae)

In recent years, a substantial amount of evidence has pointed to the key role of free radicals and other oxidants as the main culprits for aging and degenerative diseases associated with aging, such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, cataract, decline of the immune system and brain dysfunctions. The objective of this work was therefore to detect variations in total phenol and flavonoid content, and in the antioxidant...

Author(s): Sideney Becker Onofre , Zípora M. Q. Santos, Francini Y. Kagimura and Shaiana P. Mattiello