Medical Hypotheses and Research
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THE AIM OF THIS REVIEW is to provide an updated overview of experimental in vitro and in vivo investigations focusing on the anticancer activity of few herbs specially phytochemicals from daily kitchen ingredients. Potential use of these natural agents in cancer therapy and chemoprevention is also discussed. Studies using animal models and cultured human malignant cell lines have demonstrated antitumor and cancer preventive activities of many herbs and their main ingredients. Possible mechanisms of few of these (e.g., thymoquinone from nigella sativa, curcumin from turmeric, and organosulfur compounds from garlic) along with their biological activities are discussed here.
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