Ethanolic extracts of California mugwort (Artemisia douglasiana Besser) are cytotoxic against normal and cancerous human cells

Journal of Herbal Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 47-51

  Somaweera, Himali ^a   Lai, Gary C ^a   Blackeye, Rachel ^a,b   Littlejohn, Beverly ^a   Kirksey, Justine ^a   Aguirre, Richard M ^a   Lapena, Vince ^c,d   Pasqua, Anna ^a,e   McCarthy Hintz, Mary ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Duckwater Shoshone Tribe   (United States)

^c Nor Rel Muk Wintu Tribe   (United States)

^d Sacramento County Parks Department   (United States)

^e Susanville Indian Rancheria   (United States)

Author keywords

Artemisia douglasiana; California mugwort; Cytotoxicity; Native American Traditional Medicine

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ARTEMISIA DOUGLASIANA EXTRACT; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA DOUGLASIANA; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84878804670     PISSN: 22108033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hermed.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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