Mexican medicinal plants used for cancer treatment: Pharmacological, phytochemical and ethnobotanical studies

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 945-972

  Alonso Castro, Angel Josabad ^a,b   Villarreal, Maria Luisa ^c   Salazar Olivo, Luis A ^d   Gomez Sanchez, Maricela ^e   Dominguez, Fabiola ^f   Garcia Carranca, Alejandro ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CANCEROLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

^f INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACACIA PENNATULA EXTRACT; ACACIELLA ANGUSTISSIMA EXTRACT; AGAVE SALMIANA EXTRACT; ALBIZIA OCCIDENTALIS EXTRACT; AMPHIPTERYGIUM ADSTRINGENS EXTRACT; ANNONA MURICATA EXTRACT; BOCCONIA FRUTESCENS EXTRACT; CLADOCOLEA GRAHAMII EXTRACT; CROTON REFLEXIFOLIUS EXTRACT; CUPHEA AEQUIPETALA EXTRACT; ELYTRARIA IMBRICATA EXTRACT; EUPHORBIA PULCHERRIMA EXTRACT; GALPHIMIA GLAUCA EXTRACT; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM EXTRACT; GUAVA EXTRACT; HAVARDIA ALBICANS EXTRACT; JATROPHA GAUMERI EXTRACT; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA EXTRACT; MIMOSA TENUIFLORA EXTRACT; NATURAL PRODUCT; PHASEOLUS ACUTIFOLIUS EXTRACT; PINUS PATULA EXTRACT; PIRANHEA MEXICANA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PSIDIUM SARTORIANUM EXTRACT; SENNA OCCIDENTALIS EXTRACT; SENNA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; SWIETENIA HUMILIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VACHELLIA CAMPECHIANA EXTRACT;

ACACIA PENNATULA; ACACIELLA ANGUSTISSIMA; AGAVE SALMIANA; ALBIZIA OCCIDENTALIS; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AMPHIPTERYGIUM ADSTRINGENS; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; BOCCONIA FRUTESCENS; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CLADOCOLEA GRAHAMII; CROTON REFLEXIFOLIUS; CUPHEA AEQUIPETALA; CYTOTOXICITY; DATA BASE; ELYTRARIA IMBRICATA; ETHNOBOTANY; EUPHORBIA PULCHERRIMA; GALPHIMIA GLAUCA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HAVARDIA ALBICANS; HUMAN; JATROPHA GAUMERI; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MIMOSA TENUIFLORA; NONHUMAN; PEER REVIEW; PHASEOLUS ACUTIFOLIUS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PINUS PATULA; PIRANHEA MEXICANA; PSIDIUM SARTORIANUM; REVIEW; SENNA OCCIDENTALIS; SENNA RACEMOSA; SWIETENIA HUMILIS; VACHELLIA CAMPECHIANA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79551523956     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.11.055     Document Type: Review

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