Antineoplasic Effect of Aqueous Extract of Plectranthus Amboinicus in Ehrlich Ascites Carcinoma

There are 46,000 new cases of peritoneal carcinomatosis per year in the USA and 17,700 in Brazil. New media, including plant derivatives, are being tested in its treatment. Plectranthus amboinicus is a medicinal plant widely used in Brazil, especially in the northeast region, for the treatment of va...

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Autores principales: Brandao, Eduardo M., Brandão, Paulo H. D. M., Souza, Ivone A., Paiva, Gerson S., de C. Carvalho, Marcos, Lacerda, Claudio M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Ivyspring International Publisher 2013
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Research Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3753532/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23983822
http://dx.doi.org/10.7150/jca.6730
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Sumario:There are 46,000 new cases of peritoneal carcinomatosis per year in the USA and 17,700 in Brazil. New media, including plant derivatives, are being tested in its treatment. Plectranthus amboinicus is a medicinal plant widely used in Brazil, especially in the northeast region, for the treatment of various diseases, including cancer. This present study evaluates the intraperitoneal use of aqueous extracts of Plectranthus amboinicus (AEPa) at a dose of 200 mg / kg for the treatment of the ascitic form of Ehrlich carcinoma. It is concluded also the AEPa produced antineoplastic effect in ascitic form of Ehrlich carcinoma.

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