07/09/2019 / By Ralph Flores
In this study, researchers from COMSATS Institute of Information Technology in Pakistan and the Queen Mary University of London demonstrated the anti-cancer potential of Zanthoxylum armatum (winged prickly ash) using multiple in vitro assays.
In sum, the extract and crude saponins from Z. armatum — in particular, its fruit — are potentially cytotoxic to cancer cell lines.
Read the full study at this link.
Journal Reference:
Alam F, Saqib QNU, Waheed A. CYTOTOXIC ACTIVITY OF EXTRACTS AND CRUDE SAPONINS FROM ZANTHOXYLUM ARMATUM DC. AGAINST HUMAN BREAST (MCF-7, MDA-MB-468) AND COLORECTAL (CACO-2) CANCER CELL LINES. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 17 July 2017;17(1). DOI:10.1186/s12906-017-1882-1
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