Antitumor activity of leaves of Himatanthus drasticus (Mart.) Plumel-Apocynaceae (janaguba) in the treatment of Sarcoma 180 tumor

• Main Authors: Eliane Leite de Sousa (Author), Ana Ruth Sampaio Grangeiro (Author), Isla Vanessa Gomes Alves Bastos (Author), Guilherme Carvalho Ribeiro Rodrigues (Author), Maria Joselice e Silva (Author), Falba Bernadete Ramos dos Anjos (Author), Ivone Antonia de Souza (Author), Cicero Ernandes Leite de Sousa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Himatanthus drasticus, also known as janaguba, is used popularly in Brazil's Northeastern region in the treatment of cancer. However, no scientific reports are available. The present study is the first investigation on the antitumor activity of crude methanolic extract from Himatanthus drasticu...