The influence of Osmunda regalis root extract on head and neck cancer cell proliferation, invasion and gene expression

• Main Authors: Marianne Schmidt (Author), Josef Skaf (Author), Georgiana Gavril (Author), Christine Polednik (Author), Jeanette Roller (Author), Michael Kessler (Author), Ulrike Holzgrabe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background According to only a handful of historical sources, Osmunda regalis, the royal fern, has been used already in the middle age as an anti-cancer remedy. To examine this ancient cancer cure, an ethanolic extract of the roots was prepared and analysed in vitro on its effectiveness aga...