Plants having anti-cancer properties used by the ethnic people of indo-Nepal sub-Himalayan international border region of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR), India

Dixit, Gopal; Vakshasya, Shilpa

doi:10.22034/CAJPSI.2021.03.02

Plants having anti-cancer properties used by the ethnic people of indo-Nepal sub-Himalayan international border region of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR), India

Document Type : Research paper

Authors

Department of Botany Upadhi PG College, MJP Rohilkhand University, Pilibhit 262001 UP, India

10.22034/CAJPSI.2021.03.02

Abstract

The present study deals with the detailed ethnomedical botanical observations on the use of various plants used by the tribals and rural people of the study area against tumors and cancer symptoms. It was found that 20 plant species were enumerated for the treatment of tumor growth. Most of these plants are easily available and usually found in the wild. During 2018-2020, intensive surveys were conducted in tribal inhabited localities and villages near dense forests. You will get information about these plants and how the drug is prepared and administered. This information is preliminary in nature and may feed into advanced scientific and therapeutic studies to develop useful, approved drugs for the treatment of human tumors and cancers.

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Highlights

Plants with anti-cancer properties used by the ethnic peoples of the indo-Nepal sub-Himalayan international border region, have been studied.
20 plant species were enumerated for the treatment of tumor growth.
Ethnobotanical Studies provide clues for the development of new low cost herbal medicines.
Detailed perspectives need phytochemical, pharmaceutical, and clinical observations of all claimed plants to evaluate their anticancer properties.

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Main Subjects

Medicinal Plants

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