Adiantum pedatum as anticancer, anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory agent | ||
| Bulletin of Faculty of Science, Zagazig University | ||
| Article 15, Volume 2023, Issue 4, January 2024, Pages 158-164 PDF (1.16 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/bfszu.2023.213984.1277 | ||
| Author | ||
| Basant Hendawy Ahmed Hendawy* | ||
| Zoology department faculty of science | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Natural products are potential sources for the development of effective and safe anticancer substances. The emergence of therapeutic agents derived from natural products has reignited global interest and encouraged scientists to reconsider medicinal plant research as a viable scientific option for diseases treatment. The potential of natural compounds such as flavonoids, polyphenols, or terpenoids for cancer prevention has been widely investigated. Experimental evidences confirmed that Genus Adiantum (Pteridaceae) that is known as maidenhair ferns have been used medicinally in different parts of the world. They exhibit antidysenteric, antiulcer, antimicrobial, antitumor, antiviral and anti inflammatory activities. Among these ferns, Adiantum pedatum was found to have antioxidant and anti-microbial activity. Using medicinal plant extracts is potent for restoring healthy state in a number of diseases. Genus Adiantum (Pteridaceae) forms a significant dominant component of many plant communities especially in the tropical and temperate regions. These are commonly known as maidenhair ferns(2). These ferns are one of the world's oldest and most basic vascular plant groupings, including leaves (called fronds), roots, and upright stems. They do not possess flowers or seeds, but instead reproduce by spores (3). Many of them have been used medicinally in different parts of the world. They exhibit antidysenteric, antiulcer, antimicrobial, antitumor and antiviral activities (4). More than 130 triterpenoids, flavanoids, phenyl propanoids, phenolics, coumarins, phytosterols, fatty acids, and other chemicals were discovered, including steroids, alicyclic acids, lipids, and long-chain compounds.The genus Adiantum pedatum belongs to the Pteridaceae family, along with over 200 other species. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Adiantum pedatum; anticancer; anti-oxidant; anti-inflammatory | ||
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