• Title/Summary/Keyword: Saururus Chinensis Bail and Herba Houttuyniae

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Cytotoxic Effects of Methanol Extracts from Saururus Chinensis Bail and Herba Houttuyniae on Cancer Cell Lines (삼백초(三白草)와 어성초(魚腥草)의 암세포(癌細胞)에 대한 독성억제(毒性抑制) 효과(效果))

  • Han Sang-Youp;Lee Jeong-Ho;Baek Seung-Hwa;Lee Taek-Jun;Song Yong-Sun;Lee Ki-Nam
    • Journal of Society of Preventive Korean Medicine
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.97-106
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    • 2003

  • This study was performed to determine the cytotoxic effect of methanol extract from medicinal plants. 1. The cell viability was determined by MTT method. Their cytotoxic activities against three cancer cell lines such as A549, MDA-MB-231 and SNU-C4 cell line were tested. 2. Among them, The methanol extract of Saururus Ohinensis Bail showed the strongest cytotoxic effect against SNU-C4 cells. These results suggest that the methanol extract of Saururus Ohinensis Bail possessed a potential antitumorous agent. 3. The free radical scavenging activity using DPPH method was the strongest of Saururus Chinensis Bail extract.

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