Fighting fire with fire: Poisonous Chinese herbal medicine for cancer therapy

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-45

  Wang, Shengpeng ^a   Wu, Xu ^b   Tan, Miao ^a   Gong, Jian ^a   Tan, Wen ^a   Bian, Baolin ^b   Chen, Meiwan ^a   Wang, Yitao ^a  

^a University of Macau   (Macao)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

Cancer therapy; Novel PCHM derived compounds; Poisonous CHM; Safety; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; BRUCEANTIN; BUFALIN; CAMPTOTHECIN; CANTHARIDIN; CELASTROL; CHAMAEJASMIN; COLCHICINE; CUCURBITACIN; CUCURBITACIN B; GAMBOGIC ACID; GNIDIMACRIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; JOLKINOLIDE B; MATRINE; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN; POLYPHYLLIN D; PSEUDOLARIC ACID B; SECURININE; TRIPTERINE; TRIPTOLIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YUANHUACINE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; CANCER THERAPY; CHINESE HERB; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; DRUG SAFETY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; POISONOUS PLANT; PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; REVIEW;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; NEOPLASMS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; POISONS;

VINCA;

EID: 84862792928     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.12.041     Document Type: Review

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