Cancer Weekly
Welcome to NewsRx!
Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of Cancer Weekly
We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00.
Anti-Infectives
New findings from E. Lautie and co-researchers in the area of anti-infectives described
February 24th, 2009
According to recent research published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology, "As most anticancer drugs are derived from natural sources, the screening of local medicinal flora should be considered a primary step in the search for new sources for antineoplastic agents. In Mexico, more than 6000 medicinal plant species are used for the treatment of various diseases, including cancer." "A multifactorial plant selection method, employing various criteria was designed and applied in order to select alternative sources of podophyllotoxin lignan analogues. For each criterion (chemotaxonomy, traditional medical uses and published scientific data), an arbitrary score...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-02-24)
|
