Anticancer activity of ethyl acetate and n-butanol extracts from rhizomes of Agapetes megacarpa W.W. Smith

• Main Authors: Jariya Alongkornsopit, Jiraprapa Wipasa, Suwaporn Luangkamin, Weerah Wongkham
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=79955612384&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/49608
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Agapetes megacarpa W.W. Smith, also known as Pratat Doi, is one of the commonly used medicinal herbs in northern Thailand. The water extract of the herb has been used for lactation and body shapeup by gestation women. Toxicity and antitumor activities of this herb have never been reported. The objec...