Molecularly characterized solvent extracts and saponins from Polygonum hydropiper L show high anti-angiogenic, anti-tumor, brine shrimp and fibroblast NIH/3T3 cell line cytotoxicity

• Main Authors: Muhammad eAyaz (Author), Muhammad eJunaid (Author), Farhat eUllah (Author), Abdul eSadiq (Author), Fazal eSubhan (Author), Mir Azam eKhan (Author), Waqar eAhmad (Author), Gowhar eAli (Author), Muhammad eImran (Author), Sajjad eAhmad (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Polygonum hydropiper is used as anti-cancer and anti-rheumatic agent in folk medicine. This study was designed to investigate the anti-angiogenic, anti-tumor and cytotoxic potentials of different solvent extracts and isolated saponins. Samples were analyzed using GC, GC-MS to identify major and bioa...