Analysis of Radiotherapy and chemotherapy induced toxicity on rodents (Swiss albino) and pharmacological importance of Pistia stratiotes

Authors

  • S. Patil Department of Research, Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital & Research Center, Idgah Hills, Bhopal, India.
  • N. Dhele Department of Research, Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital & Research Center, Idgah Hills, Bhopal, India.
  • S. Pawar Dr. D. Y. Patil Biotechnology & Bioinformatics Institute, Thatawade, Pune.
  • N. Ganesh Department of Research, Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital & Research Center, Idgah Hills, Bhopal, India.

Keywords:

Radiotherapy, chemotherapy, Pistia stratiotes, Herbal medicine, Phytochemical screening

Abstract

Herbal medicines has been reported to play an important role i n the discovery of new drugs for t he treatment of human diseases, including cancer [1]. Many herbal remedies have shown to play anticancer role through multiple mechanisms. Our present work i s an at t em pt t o screen s om e essential components from the water weed Pistia stratiotes and to study its potentiality against the side effects induced by radiotherapy and chemotherapy

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S. Patil, N. Dhele, S. Pawar, N. Ganesh. Analysis of Radiotherapy and chemotherapy induced toxicity on rodents (Swiss albino) and pharmacological importance of Pistia stratiotes. ijp [Internet]. 2012 Sep. 30 [cited 2024 Dec. 6];4(3):355-61. Available from: https://ijp.arjournals.org/index.php/ijp/article/view/186

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