Water Extract of Ashwagandha Leaves Has Anticancer Activity: Identification of an Active Component and Its Mechanism of Action

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Renu Wadhwa · National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Rumani Singh · National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Ran Gao · National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Navjot Shah · National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Nashi Widodo · National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Tomoko Nakamoto · National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Abstract

We provide the first molecular evidence that the ASH-WEX and TEG have selective cancer cell growth arrest activity and hence may offer natural and economic resources for anticancer medicine.

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Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection

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Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 8, Issue 10, pp. e77189-e77189

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077189

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Water Extract of Ashwagandha Leaves Has Anticancer Activity: Identification of an Active Component and Its Mechanism of Action

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