Cancer is one of the leading death cause of human population
increasingly seen in recent times. Plants have been used for
medicinal purposes since immemorial times. Though, several
synthetic medicines are useful in treating cancer, they are
inefficient and unsafe. However, plants have proved to be useful in
cancer cure. Moreover, natural compounds from plants and their
derivatives are safe and effective in treatment and management of
several cancer types. The anticancer plants such as Catharanthus
roseus, Podophyllum peltatum, Taxus brevifolia, Camptotheca
acuminate, Andrographis paniculata, Crateva nurvala, Croton
tonkinensis, Oplopanax horridus etc., are important source of
chemotherapeutic compounds. These plants have proven their
significance in the treatment of cancer and various other
infectious diseases. Nowadays, several well-known anticancer
compounds such as taxol, podophyllotoxins, camptothecin,
vinblastine, vincristine, homoharringtonine etc. have been isolated
and purified from these medicinal plants. Many of them are used
effectively to combat cancer and other related diseases. The herbal
medicine and their products are the most suitable and safe to be
used as an alternative medicine. Based on their traditional uses
and experimental evidences, the anticancer products or compounds
are isolated or extracted from the medicinally important plants.
Many of these anticancer plants have become endangered due to
ruthless harvesting in nature. Hence, there is a need to conserve
these species and to propagate them in large scale using plant
tissue culture. Alternatively, plant cell tissue and organ culture
biotechnology can be adopted to produce these anticancer compounds
without cultivation. The proper knowledge and exploration of these
isolated molecules or products could provide an alternative source
to reduce cancer risk, anti-tumorigenic properties, and suppression
of carcinogen activities. Anticancer plants: Volume 1, Properties
and Application is a very timely effort in this direction.
Discussing the various types of anticancer plants as a source of
curative agent, their pharmacological and neutraceutical
properties, cryo-preservations and recent trends to understand the
basic cause and consequences involved in the diseases diagnosis. We
acknowledge the publisher, Springer for their continuous
inspiration and valuable suggestions to improvise the content of
this book. We further extend our heartfelt gratitude to all our
book contributors for their support, and assistance to complete
this assignment. I am sure that these books will benefit the
scientific communities including academics, pharmaceuticals,
nutraceuticals and medical practitioners.
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