CYTOTOXIC ACTIVITY OF SELECTED LIBYAN MEDICINAL PLANTS ON HUMAN BREAST ADENOCARCINOMA CELL LINE (MCF-7)

• Main Authors: Elmezogi Jamal (Author), Ben Hussien Gazala (Author), Erhuma Mabrouk (Author), Gadmour Manal (Author), Zetrini Abdulmotaleb (Author), Abdolgader Abossa (Author), Jamil Ahmad Shilpi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universitas Gadjah Mada, 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Three Libyan plants namely Ballota pseudodictamnus, Hedera helix, Thapsia garganica were tested for anticancer activity. The plants, collected from Aljabal-Al-Akhdar area of Libya in April 2010 were shed dried and subjected to Soxhlet extraction by methanol. Phytochemical screening indicated the pre...