146 Handbook of herbs and spices
Ta ble 9.1 Other plant species having anticancer property
Plant name Parts used
Abelmoschus esculentus L. Seeds – against cancerous cell growth
A. moschatus Medic Seed is antitumorous
Achillea millefolium L. Essential oil is anticancerous
Actaea spicata L. Against Ehrlich’s ascitis tumors
Aerva pseudotomentosa Blatt. & Hall. Plant is anticancerous
Agave americana L. Leaf is anticancerous
Ailanthus excelsa Roxb. Root bark – antitumourous and against
lymphocytic leukaemia
Ajuga bracteosa Wall.ex Benth. Leaf and root are anticancerous
Albizia lebbeck (L.) Willd. Pod and root – anticancerous
Alhagi pseudalhagi (Bieb) Desv. Plant is anticancerous
Allamanda cathartica L. Leaf extract – against leukaemia and carcinoma
Alstonia scholaris (L.) R. Br. Stem bark – anticancerous
Allium sativum L. Bulb juice is antitumorous
Anamirta cocculus (L) Wt. & Arn. Aerial part is anticancerous
Annona squamosa L. Corydine from plant parts is anticancerous
and used against malignant tumors
Anthemis nobilis L. Nobilin is anticancerous
Aristolochia indica L. Plant is anticancerous
Asparagus racemosus Willd. Aerial part is anticancerous
Avicennia officinalis L. Lapachol is antitumorous
Baliospermum montanum Plant is anticancerous
(Willd.) Muell.-Arg.
Berberis aristata DC. Roots are anticancerous
B. asiatica Roxb. Ex DC Roots are anticancerous
B. lycium Royle Roots are anticancerous
Bergenia vulgaris L. Rhizome is anticancerous
Bridelia retusa Spreng. Stem bark – anticancerous
Buchnania lanzan Spreng. Aerial part – anticancerous
Casearia zeylanica (Gaertn.)Thw. Aerial part – anticancerous
Caesalpinia sappan L. Stem is anticancerous
Calamus rotang L. Aerial part is anticancerous
Calotropis gigantea (L.) R. Br. Leaf and root are anticancerous
C. procera R.Br. Leaf and root are anticancerous
Capparis grandis L.f. Aerial part is anticancerous
Cassia fistula L. Pod and stem bark – anticancerous
Castanopsis indica (Roxb.) DC. Stem bark – anticancerous
Caucus carota L. Against tumor
Citrus medica L. Aerial part is anticancerous
Cleome gynandra (L.) Plant is anticancerous
Cocculus pendulus (Forst.) Diels Aerial part is anticancerous
Coix lachryma-jobi L. Coixenolide showed anticancer activity
Colchicum luteum Baker Rhizome and seed are anticancerous
Corchorus aestuans L. Plant is anticancerous
Crotalaria retusa L. Plant has antitumorous activity
Curculigo orchioides Gaertn. Plant is anticancerous
Datura metel L. Plant is anticancerous
Dipteracanthus prostratus (Poir.) Nees Plant is anticancerous against epidermoid
carcinoma of nasopharynx
Dolichos uniflorus Lamk. Plant is antitumorous
Drimia indica (Roxb.) Jessop Plant is anticancerous
Elephantopus scaber L. Plant is anticancerous
Entada pursaetha DC Plant is used in cancer
Euphorbia hirta L. Anticancerous
Euphorbia tirucalli L. Anticancerous