The Neglected Anticancer Phytoceutical Treasures from the Nilgiris Biosphere: A Short Review
M. V. N. L. Chaitanya *
School of Pharmacy, Guru Nanak Institution Technical Campus, Khanapur, Ibrahimpatam, Ranga Reddy Dist, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India.
P. Suresh
School of Pharmacy, Guru Nanak Institution Technical Campus, Khanapur, Ibrahimpatam, Ranga Reddy Dist, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India.
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Abstract
Background: Cancer is the second most dreadful disease of the globe and nearly 100 different types of cancer have been identified. The main problem with the cancer is its resistance and many existed synthetic molecules are becoming clinically insignificant on exposure to cancer cell over a long time.
Scope: This makes the scientists to look over major alternative sources like plants and algae to discover new phytoceuticals against cancer. However many new anticancer phytochemicals have been discovered from the Nilgiris Biosphere, not even a single phytochemical found to be clinically significant or the potent research has been stopped at preclinical level itself.
Conclusion: Hence this review is focused on the important neglected phytochemicals that have been discovered from the Nilgiris biosphere and the research had been stopped at preclinical level. Hence a proper step has to be taken by the researchers to rejuvenate this left phytoceuticals to be a clinically significant anticancer phytoceutical and have to reach over all globe at an economical cost.
Keywords: Nilgiris biosphere, phytoceuticals & anticancer.