Antitumor activity of methanolic extract of C yclespeltata
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2015
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Phytocompound based drugs are soon gaining popularity as alternates for treatment of chronic and
serious illness. Cydea peltata has largely been classified as medicinal plant and used to treat
various illness. Soxhlet based extraction of the plant was carried out using various solvents and
subjected to chromatographic analysis to understand the variety of phytoconstituents present in the
crude extract of the plant. Invitro and invivo testing for anticancer activity of the methanolic extract of
the plant revealed potent significance among the haematological and cytotoxic parameters. The
results, thus, indicate efficacy for anticancer activity although the main constituent of the crude
extract is yet to be established.