Malaysian herbs as potential natural resources of anticancer drugs: from folklore to discovery

• Main Authors: Ismail, Faridah, Zakaria, Yusmazura, Nik Hassan, Nik Fakhuruddin, Md. Isa, Muhammad Lokman
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Malaysian Society for Molecular Biology & Biotechnology 2022
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology; RV Botanic, Thomsonian, and eclectic medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/105701/7/105701_Malaysian%20herbs%20as%20potential%20natural.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/105701/8/105701_Malaysian%20herbs%20as%20potential%20natural_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/105701/; http://www.msmbb.my/index.php/archive-issues/18-apjmbb/461-archive-issue-30
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Cancer is a complex disease and ranks as a leading cause of death globally. Despite many advances made in cancer therapeutics, adverse side effects and treatment resistance remain a great problem. In that sense, there are increasing demands to discover new anticancer agents from naturallyderived c...