A green anticancer approach on acanthanceae

Abstract

Medicinal plants play an important role in the development of new drugs both for th humans and animals which act as a potential material for maintaining health. Almost 3/4 of the herbal medicines used worldwide are discovered from local medicinal plants. Cancer is a disease in which some of the body's cells grow uncontrollably and spread to other parts of the body. According to WHO in 2020 nearly 10 million deaths are reported worldwide due to cancer. Many people seek alternative complementary methods of cancer treatment because of high death rate and serious side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Herbal medicine has become a very safe, non toxic and easily available source of cancer treating compounds. Some plant species belonging to Acanthaceae are useful for treatment of cancer. These species with active anticancer activity due to phytocompounds have to be investigated for future to improve cancer therapy.