European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

REVIEW ARTICLE ON ANTICANCER PROPERTIES OF MEDICINAL PLANTS: LAKSHMI TARU, VINCA ROSEA AND LAKSHMANPHAL

Sajja Ravindra Babu and *Balusupati Anjali Venkata Lakshmi

ABSTRACT

Cancer is a disease in which some of the body’s cells grow uncontrollably and spread other parts of the body. It can start anywhere in human body which is made up to trillions of cells. Even though various chemotherapeutic agents and other treatment options are available for treating cancer still it is emerging as one of the major cause of mortality either because of decreased effectiveness or increased side effects of the treatment and it is estimated that in India there will be increase in the incidence cancer cases by 12.8 per cent in 2025 as compared to 2020. It is important to change this situation. It is important to bring awareness about the medicinal plants with anticancer properties that has increased effectiveness and decreased side effects. In this article we discuss about cancer and its statistics, anticancer properties of three medicinal plants like Lakshmi taru, Vinca rosea and Lakshmanphal with their botanical description, mechanism of action, how to consume them and what are the side effects.

Keywords: Cancer, Chemotherapy, Medicinal plants, Lakshmi taru, Vinca rosea, Lakshmanphal, mechanism of action.