Evaluation of anticancer activity of polyherbal extract of terminalia chebula, phyllanthus emblica and dimocarpus longan on caco-2 colorectal cancer cell lines

Abstract

Medicinal plants are the most essential wellsprings of medication or life sparing medications for most of the World& #39;s populace for a huge number of years. Many plant species are used to treat the cancer diseases. The ethanolic extract of composite medicinal herbs fruits of Terminalia chebula, Phyllanthus emblica and seeds of Dimocarpus longan are used as a potent natural source of anticancer agent. The colorectal cancer cell lines (Caco-2) are inhibited by ethanolic extract through MTT assay method. The percentage of Caco-2 colorectal cancer cell growth inhibition was increased from 1.5% to 62.9%.