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. 2007 Apr;78(3):223-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.fitote.2006.11.011. Epub 2007 Feb 6.

In vitro cytotoxic activity of Brazilian plant extracts against human lung, colon and CNS solid cancers and leukemia

Ivana B Suffredini  1 , Mateus L B Paciencia, Antonio D Varella, Riad N Younes
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In vitro cytotoxic activity of Brazilian plant extracts against human lung, colon and CNS solid cancers and leukemia

Ivana B Suffredini et al. Fitoterapia. 2007 Apr.

Abstract

The cytotoxicity of extracts obtained from plants occurring in the Amazon and Atlantic rain forests against NCI-H460, KM-12, SF-268 and RPMI-8226 cancer cell lines was investigated. Expressive activity was observed in the extracts of Toulicia cf. pulvinata, Ampirrhox sp., Macoubea sprucei, Calophyllum brasiliense, Vismia guianensis, Caryocar microcarpum, Xylopia aromatica and Distictella magnoliifolia.

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