Bioactive Compounds from Nature’s Bounty for Tumor Treatment
Keywords:
Cancer, Chemoprevention, Curcumin, medicinal mushrooms, Proliferation, TumorAbstract
The field of cancer prevention research is becoming more and more popular globally. It’s thought that following a nutritious diet can help avoid some cancers. A good strategy to lower cancer is by chemoprevention, which uses synthetic or natural medications. That’s why a lot of plant-based bioactive anticancer chemicals are undergoing clinical trials. It’s important to look into natural products for different uses in order to get better outcomes, as many antibiotics prescribed for particular ailments don’t work well. Research on natural products is crucial because they hold promise as novel chemicals for the treatment of cancer. This concise correspondence encapsulates the function of specific natural components and their counterparts in the advancement of anticancer medicines derived from plant, marine, and microbiological origins. This review focuses on the importance of numerous herbs and botanicals possess medicinal properties, Phytochemicals, and natural compounds from plants with cancer-fighting properties, helping researchers develop new therapeutics with highly selective and important antimicrobial properties. These substances are non-toxic, even non-toxic, have few side effects, are economical, environmentally friendly, and play a role in disease prevention by enhancing the immune system.
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